Rohit Sharma – He will be the obvious second choice to captain India in the shortest format of the game. Though, not an issue but an increasing burden of leading the team in all formats of the game can add to the mental stress for Kohli, so Rohit Sharma might be looked as a prospect to lead India in T20Is.
Rohit’s first stint of leading the team at a big stage came in IPL 2013, when Ricky Ponting called it a day as the captain of Mumbai Indians and Rohit was given the charge to lead the team. His first taste of captaincy as Mumbai captain was a huge success as MI defeated Chennai Super Kings in the final to clinch their maiden title. He emulated his supremacy again two years later, against the same opposition.
Rohit Sharma’s great record in T20I cricket adds weight to his case and he can be the perfect replacement for Dhoni in T20 format.