Pujara is one of the most experienced players in the team right now. With the ongoing debate around the vice-captaincy post, the veteran could be the best option for Team India to take care of the role momentarily.
The southpaw’s Indian T20 League captaincy stint did not turn out as he had hoped for. However ever since then he has matured a lot and looks set to take a huge leap into the leadership role.
India team management must be looking for a young player to groom into the leadership role and this leaves the management with Shreyas Iyer who has tons of captaincy experience from the Indian T20 League.