Harbhajan Singh picks this Indian star as KL Rahul’s vice-captaincy substitute

As a consequence of his dangerous kind in Check cricket, India opener KL Rahul was just lately dropped from the vice-captain put up. Now, veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh has named a participant who he thinks possess all of the qualities to exchange Rahul and turn out to be Rohit Sharma‘s new deputy within the longest format of the sport.

Speaking about who ought to be India’s new vice-captain on his YouTube channel, Harbhajan stated Ravindra Jadeja is greatest fitted to the position. The 42-year-old former cricketer added that Jadeja’s skill to each bat and ball makes him the no. 1 contender for the put up.

“India don’t have a vice-captain. Who could be your subsequent vice-captain? I imagine {that a} participant who’s captain or vice-captain ought to be a particular starter within the XI, no matter whether or not you play in India or overseas,” stated Harbhajan.

“I believe that type of a participant is Ravindra Jadeja. I believe the vice-captaincy now ought to be given to Jadeja as a result of it’s going to give him extra accountability. He has been taking part in rather well. As a senior participant, he has performed for a very long time. He’s on the peak of his talents in his batting and bowling,” he added.

Harbhajan additional hailed Jadeja because the world’s high all-rounder and said that the latter additionally has the potential to turn out to be Rohit’s deputy in ODIs.

“I don’t suppose there may be any all-rounder on the planet who is healthier than Ravindra Jadeja. Ben Stokes is in that league, he’s additionally a big-match participant. I believe in case you take a look at his efficiency, his batting has clicked. It appears as if he’ll rating in each match. He ought to get vice-captaincy in Checks. He can get it in ODIs. That is my thought,” added the veteran Punjab cricketer.

Notably, Jadeja was out of motion for the final 5 months following an damage. Nevertheless, the 34-year-old all-rounder made a powerful comeback within the worldwide area and performed a major position in India’s victory within the first two Checks of the continued Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2023. He additionally received consecutive ‘Participant of the Match’ awards for his distinctive efficiency in each matches.

Jadeja will now return to the sphere on Wednesday (March 1) when India faces Australia within the third Check of the four-match BGT 2023.