Mohammed Shami addresses memes around the change in Indian captaincy

Shami backed BCCI’s call to hand over the captaincy to Shubman Gill in ODIs.

Veteran Indian pacemanMohammed Shami recently spoke about the numerous memes that have been widely circulated on social media platforms regarding the change in Indian captaincy in ODIs. He has shown his support for the BCCI and its decision to hand over the captaincy to Shubman Gill.

The BCCI’s decision to appoint Shubman Gill as ODI captain sparks a meme fest on social media.

The BCCI selectors and team management have decided to prepare the team for the future, keeping the 2027 ODI World Cup in mind. They selected Test skipper ShubmanGill to take over the charge of the 50-over format. This decision has now sparked a meme fest on the internet, with head coach GautamGambhir and chief selector AjitAgarkar facing criticism. Mohammed Shami has addressed these memes and backed the BCCI’s call to hand Gill the ODI captaincy, stating that the young batter possesses the necessary leadership experience and deserves the opportunity. He urged everyone to respect the board’s decision and support Gill as he takes on this new responsibility.

What did Mohammed Shami say on the matter?

On his YouTube channel, Shami said, “Bahut hi zyada memes ban rahehai is sawalkoleke. (There have been a lot of memes on this question.) I feel there should not be any objection. This is the decision of the BCCI, selectors and coaches. Shubman captained India in England, and he is the skipper of the Gujarat Titans as well. So, he has the experience. Someone had to be given this responsibility, and the BCCI chose Shubman Gill for that, so we should accept it.”

He added, “People should not raise questions over the captaincy. This is not in our hands. Someone is the captain today, and there will be someone else tomorrow. This cycle will continue.”