Who will be the captain of Team India’s Test team? recently The Indian cricket team suffered a 1-3 crushing defeat in the Test series against Australia. Due to this defeat, the Indian team could not reach the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25. Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s performance in this Test series was nothing special. He could only score 31 runs in five innings. Rohit excluded himself from the Sydney Test due to poor performance.
After India’s defeat, the BCCI has started planning a future. According to a report, the BCCI is looking for someone else in place of Rohit Sharma as captain in the Test. However, the team is likely to captain the team on Rohit’s England tour. Where India has to play five Test matches against hosts England in June-August.
Will Bumrah take Rohit’s place?
According to the BCCI source, “Rohit was discussed during a meeting with selectors and board officials.” After this, Rohit was asked how he sees his future after the Champions Trophy. The team management has some plans for the upcoming World Test Championship cycle and the ODI World Cup. Jaspreet Bumrah has been supporting Rohit as vice -captain for some time. But due to concerns about Bumrah’s fitness, the BCCI is not convinced about making him the next captain. It is believed that the selectors want to hand over the captaincy to a youth who can take the team forward. Sources said, “Bumrah is less likely to play a long Test series or full season.” The selectors probably want a more stable option. ‘
Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal ahead in the captaincy race
Rishabh Pant and young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal are at the forefront of the possible contenders for the Test captaincy. Jaiswal and Pant are performing brilliantly in Test cricket. Pant has captained the Indian team in T20 cricket and has a captaincy experience in IPL as well. However, this cannot be said about Jaiswal. If the BCCI wants to make a young player a Test captain, then Yashasvi is at the forefront of this race.
Gill is also a possible contender for captaincy.
Sources said, “Gill is also one of the captaincy contenders.” But his performance in Test cricket has been average. Rishabh Pant can also be a strong candidate. Perhaps another young player like Yashasvi Jaiswal can be prepared for this role. Apart from this, L Rahul is also in the race for captaincy. Rahul has done well in the last 12-15 months.
