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Follow UsFormer India batter Mohammad Kaif believes Jasprit Bumrah should not take over as captain once Rohit Sharma steps down. Kaif believes one of either Rishabh Pant or KL Rahul can take over the post as it helps keep the balance of the side.
"Jasprit Bumrah will not take over captaincy in the future," Kaif said on YouTube.
"Bumrah becoming Rohit Sharma's successor is not the right idea because he is the only bowler who puts his life out for the team and takes huge load of pressure and with very less to no support. Which is the reason he is getting injured, it was not the first time [Sydney Test] he got injured."
"I don't believe he should be the captain...I want a batter to become a captain, be it Rishabh Pant or KL Rahul. Rishabh and KL have done captaincy in the IPL, so one of them can be a good choice."
Bumrah did not participate in the second innings of the Sydney Test against Australia as he had sustained a back spasm requiring him to head to the hospital for scans. As a result, India lost the game by six wickets and let go of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time since 2017.
The Indian pacer, who finished with 32 wickets in the Test series, is currently the top-ranked bowler in Tests with 908 ranking points.
