IND vs SL Series: Jasprit Bumrah new vice-captain – There have been a lot of speculations regarding who will be India’s next Test captain with KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant pointed out as contenders apart from Rohit Sharma. While Rohit was named the captain, it was the vice-captain’s name that surprised many. With KL Rahul absent due to injury, Jasprit Bumrah was named the vice-captain instead of Rishabh Pant. Follow India vs Sri Lanka Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
“We wanted Rohit Sharma to groom the next leader. In this series, Jasprit Bumrah will be vice-captain. We are keeping KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant under Rohit to be groomed for a leadership role in the future,” Chetan Sharma, Chairman of the selection committee, said.
IND vs SL Series: India gets new vice-captain, not Rishabh Pant but Jasprit Bumrah named vice-captain for Sri Lanka T20 & Test series
IND vs SL Series: India gets new vice-captain, not Rishabh Pant but Jasprit Bumrah named vice-captain for Sri Lanka T20 & Test series
Despite his relative inexperience, Rishabh Pant emerged as a strong candidate due to his inputs from behind the stumps. He was named the vice-captain in KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah’s absence for the T20 Series against West Indies.
Like every wicketkeeper, Rishabh Pant plays a big role in on-field decision making. However, more often than not, he has shown immaturity with shot selection and has been at the centre of discussion.
For Jasprit Bumrah, what worked was his consistent form. He is the leader of India’s bowling attack and even though KL Rahul will replace him when he returns, Bumrah will be an important decision-maker in the post-Virat Kohli era.
Test squad – Rohit Sharma (C), Priyank Panchal, Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubhman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharath, R Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, R Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Sourabh Kumar, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Mohd. Shami, Jasprit Bumrah (VC).
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 19, 2022
IND vs SL Series: India gets new vice-captain, not Rishabh Pant but Jasprit Bumrah named vice-captain for Sri Lanka T20 & Test series
Why Jasprit Bumrah was chosen ahead of Rishabh Pant?
- Bumrah is one of the first names in the team sheet when he is available.
- As the leader of the bowling group, Bumrah gives a lot of inputs to the skipper on field setting and decision making.
- Rishabh Pant although plays an important role in taking DRS calls as the keeper, he has shown a lot of immaturity with the bat.
- He has thrown away wickets often and has drawn the ire of the captain.
IND vs SL Series: India gets new vice-captain, not Rishabh Pant but Jasprit Bumrah named vice-captain for Sri Lanka T20 & Test series
“There was no discussion regarding other options. We were absolutely clear on Rohit Sharma. There is no problem with Rohit. It will be very important to have him fit. We will be in discussion with him regarding that. Rohit will be the permanent captain and we will have to groom a future captain under him. All three will be in the leadership group,” Chetan Sharma said.
IND vs SL Series: India gets new vice captain, not Rishabh Pant but Jasprit Bumrah named vice captain for Sri Lanka T20 & Test series
