Former India batter Robin Uthappa has disagreed with the idea of appointing Shubman Gill as the next all-format captain, adding that the 26-year-old still needed to earn his spot in the shortest format. He further said that Shreyas Iyer could be one of the candidates who could take over from Suryakumar Yadav as the T20I captain in the future.

The 30-year-old Punjab Kings ( PBKS ) was named the new ODI vice-captain for the tour to Australia, which starts at Perth on October 19.

“Strict No. I get One Day and Test cricket, and I think he’s a solid pick in Test cricket, and he’s shown us that as well. As far as ODI cricket is concerned, I think his numbers his good, but I think they’ll get better for a player of his caliber. I think they will look at Shreyas Iyer as a captain in T20.

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