7 Legends Never Captain India In T20Is

7 Legends To Never Captain India In T20Is

Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni

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Yuvraj Singh

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Gautam Gambhir

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Ravindra Jadeja

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Ravichandran Ashwin

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Harbhajan Singh

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Zaheer Khan

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