Forgetting the crushing defeat in Australia, Team India is now eyeing the home series against England. A 5-match T20 series will be played between the two teams from January 22. After this, the 3-match ODI series will start from 6th February. Some reports are claiming that Rohit Sharma will not be a part of the ODI series to be held during this period, he may be given rest before the Champions Trophy. But the biggest question is that if Rohit Sharma is not to play then who will be the captain of the ODI team?

Who will be the captain in Rohit's absence?

ICC has set January 12 as the deadline for declaring the team for the Champions Trophy. In such a situation, BCCI can announce the team for the Champions Trophy along with the England series. It is certain that Rohit will play in the Champions Trophy, but his participation in the ODI series against England is not certain at the moment. In such a situation, if Rohit does not play in this series, then Shubman Gill is going to be the biggest contender for captaincy, because it is almost certain that Jasprit Bumrah will also be given rest in this series.

Let us tell you, Shubman Gill captained the T20 team on the Zimbabwe tour after the T20 World Cup 2024. After this, he was made the vice-captain of the T20 as well as ODI team on the Sri Lanka tour. Usually, when the captain does not play, the vice-captain is given the command of the team. In such a situation, Shubman Gill is going to be the front runner in the race to become the captain in the ODI series against England. Shubhman Gill got the responsibility of vice-captain only after Gautam Gambhir became the coach.

This player is also a big contender for captaincy

Apart from Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya is also a big contender for captaincy. It is believed that in view of the Champions Trophy, he will make a comeback in ODIs from the England series itself. In such a situation, he can also be given the responsibility of captaincy. Hardik Pandya has a lot of captaincy experience. He was handling the command of the T20 team since the 2022 T20 World Cup. However, recently Suryakumar Yadav was made the captain of T20. But Surya will hardly be a part of the ODI team. Due to which Pandya is also going to have a big chance to become the captain. On the other hand, KL Rahul can also be a contender for captaincy. But he seems to be far behind Gill and Pandya in this race.