Rohit Sharma can’t be long-term captaincy option: Ex-selector Sarandeep Singh

Sarandeep Singh. Pic/AFP

Former India selector Sarandeep Singh has highlighted the selection howlers in the T20 World Cup squad and said though Rohit Sharma is the obvious choice to lead the side in white-ball formats, he can't be a long-term option.

Virat Kohli will step down from T20 captaincy after the World Cup and Rohit is set to succeed him.

With questions now being raised on ODI captaincy, Sarandeep said Rohit is the man for the job, but only in the short term. "Rohit is a good choice [for white-ball captaincy], he is among your best batters. But the call the selection committee has to take is whether to make him captain for a couple of years [till 2023 ODI World Cup] or find a leader who can lead the team for a long time. "If they are looking at the bigger picture, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are good choices," Sarandeep said.

Sarandeep also had his say on selections in the T20 World Cup squad. "Some of the selection calls were beyond me. Shami is one of India's best bowlers, but he is not as effective in T20s as he is in Tests and ODIs. Axar Patel was earlier in the squad but you brought Shardul [Thakur] in his place. He could have been your main bowler," he added.

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