New Delhi: Former India opener turned politician Gautam Gambhir today openly advocated for Rohit Sharma to take over India’s white-ball captaincy, or at least in the Twenty20 International (T20I) format. 

Rohit who played a knock of 68 runs led Mumbai Indians (MI) to victory in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 final vs Delhi Capitals at Dubai, which was also Mumba is record fifth IPL title. 

Speaking to sports news portal ESPNcricinfo, Gambhir said that if Rohit Sharma doesn’t become India's captain, it's their loss, not Rohits. He quoted, "Yes, a captain is only as good as his team and I completely agree with that, but what are the parameters to judge a captain on who is good and who isn't? The parameters and benchmark should be the same. Rohit has led his team to five IPL titles." 

Gambhir also went on to compare Rohit to former India skipper MS Dhoni. He said that Dhoni is Indias’ most successful captain, due to his international trophies and three IPL titles. He said that such a parameter should be used to judge the MI captain too.

Virat Kohli is the current captain of India in all three formats. Kohli is also Royal Challengers Bangalores (RCB) skipper, but has never won the IPL. Rohit on the other hand has won five times with MI, and once in 2009 for Deccan Chargers.