'Jasprit Bumrah would be a great captain for Test cricket'- Robin Uthappa picks his choices as future Indian captain in different formats

Robin Uthappa, who is known as 'The Walking Assasin' for his tactic of charging at the bowlers, recently joined ShareChat's Audio Chatroom session - 'CricChat Powered by Parimatch' and discussed the present scenario of the cricketing world.

Known to have dealt with mental health issues, the cricketer is an inspiration to several cricketers. He spoke about his journey to recovery and why he was always perceived as an arrogant personality.

"I wouldn't speak to people because I was dealing with a lot of issues internally, and that's why people thought of me as arrogant."

Speaking about the survival of ODI format amidst Ben Stokes' sudden retirement, the former cricketer stated that ODIs are likely to come to an end soon.

"While T-20 and Test cricket may continue, ODI may not."

While discussing the recent India-West Indies ODI series, the right-handed batsman heaped praise on Sanju Samson for his wicket-keeping abilities. When asked Virat Kohli's current form with the bat, Uthappa said that he neither has the authority nor any ground to question the former India captain's position or his capacity to win games.

"He's a proven match winner and one of the best in the world," he said

“When he (Virat Kohli) was scoring runs when he was hitting hundred after hundred, nobody said he should play like this or that. Now, I don’t think we have any right to tell him how to play. He has scored 70 hundreds thanks to his own abilities and he will score another 30 or 35 also on his own abilities,” he added.

When asked about his choices for India captaincy across all formats, the Karnataka batter stated,

"According to me, (Jasprit) Bumrah would be a great captain for Test cricket. For ODI, the choices would be KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant".

Jasprit Bumrah led Team India in the rescheduled fifth Test against England in Manchester last month after regular skipper Rohit Sharma tested positive for COVID-19. India may have lost the game but everyone praised the right-arm quick for showing positive signs.