Not Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni or Rohit Sharma! Jasprit Bumrah names India's greatest ever Captain

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India's premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah has chosen the greatest Indian captain ever to lead the country.

Bumrah has emerged to be one of the greatest pacers of the current generation. The coveted bowler has been a revelation for India across all formats and recently starred in India's triumphant T20 World Cup campaign.

Bumrah came to prominence after IPL heroics with Mumbai Indians. He made his international debut in 2016 and has played for some top captains. Bumrah first played under MS Dhoni, and then thrived under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. He is currently showcasing his might under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. The Indian pacer has been led by Rohit at Mumbai Indians and most recently, Hardik Pandya has captained him.

But when asked about whom he thinks as the greatest Indian captain ever, Bumrah surprisingly decided to pick his own name.

"See, my favourite captain is me because I have captained a few games. Obviously, there are great captains but I would take my name that I am my favourite captain," Bumrah told Indian Express in an interview.

The coveted bowler has already captained India in Tests and T20Is, but has not been reckoned as a leader in a regular basis. Bumrah does have a fantastic cricket brain but when asked about why batters are more preferred as captains over bowlers, gave a blunt reply.

"Because bowlers are doing the hard job. They are not hiding behind a bat. They are not hiding behind a flat wicket. When you lose a game, bowlers are blamed. It is a hard job. I take a lot of pride doing that job. You have to face a lot of challenges. Because of these challengers, bowlers find new ways to succeed. Fighting the odds make you a lot braver, leadership needs you to be brace. We have seen Pat Cummins doing really well. I have seen Wasim Akram captaining. Kapil Dev and Imran Khan have won a World Cup. Bowlers are the smart ones. Sometimes, physically it is stressful, that's why leadership goes to batters. In my opinion, bowlers are the smart ones," he added.

The Indian pacer has been rested for the Sri Lanka series, but will take part in the Test matches against Bangladesh onwards.