Yahoo Sports reports: Former India batter Mohammad Kaif strongly backs Shreyas Iyer for the T20I captaincy, citing his IPL success with Gautam Gambhir and leading franchises to finals. Kaif believes Iyer's leadership and batting prowess make him the top choice, ahead of others like Jasprit Bumrah. He also suggested the team has moved past Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill for the role.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 6, 2026 5:00 AM
'Shubman Gill will not come back': Ex-India batter makes big T20I captaincy claim
Former India batter Mohammad Kaif strongly backs Shreyas Iyer for the T20I captaincy, citing his IPL success with Gautam Gambhir and leading franchises to finals. Kaif believes Iyer's leadership and batting prowess make him the top choice, ahead of others like Jasprit Bumrah. He also suggested the team has moved past Hardik Pandya and Shubman Gill for the role.
Source attribution
This PeeDeeWire article is based on reporting from Yahoo Sports and links readers to the original source for full context.
Read the original source report