'He proved himself': Team India's NEXT captain after Rohit Sharma confirmed by BCCI's Jay Shah?

Team India's captain Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from T20I cricket after leading India to an epic T20 World Cup final victory over South Africa at Kensington Oval in Barbados, to end the nation's wait for that elusive ICC World Cup trophy. 

As Rohit Sharma retires there is a huge captaincy void to be filled in the format. As it turns out post India's epic T20 World Cup win, BCCI secretary Jay Shah seemed to have given major hint that suggests which player will be Team India's next captain after Rohit Sharma.  

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BCCI secretary Jay Shah hints at Team India's next captain after Rohit Sharma 

It comes as no surprise that Jay Shah has hinted at Hardik Pandya to be Rohit Sharma's successor and take over as Team India's next T20I captain moving forward.

Jay Shah was ecstatic post India's victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 as he went on to celebrate with the team and gave a huge hug to Hardik Pandya. He also helped Rohit Sharma plant the Indian national flag at the field of Kensington Oval in Barbados. 

As it turns out, just moments after India's win and celebration he spoke about who will be the next captain for Team India. While, Jay Shah did not confirm anything he did hint at Hardik Pandya being one of the leading candidates to take over. 

"Captaincy will be decided by the selectors and we will announce it after discussing with them. You asked about Hardik, there were lot of questions over his form but we and selectors showed faith in him and he proved himself,"said Jay Shah. 

Jay Shah further clarified that despite their retirements there are no doubts that Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will continue to represent India in Tests and T20Is.

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Hardik Pandya's amazing performance in T20 World Cup Final 

Hardik Pandya put on a heroic performance for India to bring home the World Cup as he saved India from jaws of defeat. 

He went on to take the crucial wicket of Heinrich Klaasen when it looked like South Africa were running away with the game. And in the final over, Hardik Pandya defended 16 runs getting the wicket of the dangerous David Miller to seal the World Cup win for India.