Big Indian Cricket Debate – India’s NEW Test Captain? Indian cricket is going through massive transition. The cricket fraternity, former cricketers, cricket pundits and fans alike are debating on just one thing – who should be appointed India’s Next Test Captain? Everyday new contenders are thrown in the ring making the situation more confusing & intriguing according to few BCCI officials: Follow Indian Cricket News LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
- Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar wants young Rishabh Pant as captain.
- Dilip Vengsarkar’s choice is Rohit Sharma or Ravichandran Ashwin.
- Former Secretary of the board Sanjay Jagdale feels KL Rahul should be the next captain.
- Yuvraj Singh has voted in favor of Rishabh Pant
- For Harbhajan Singh Rohit is the best candidate
- If these names are not enough, their are few who are throwing name of Jasprit Bumrah as perfect choice to be the India’s next captain.
“We can’t understand this. Everyone is throwing different names for captaincy. They don’t understand one basic thing. Rohit Sharma was appointed vice-captain for the test team for a reason. If the selectors don’t see a leader in him, why they would have appointed him in place of Ajinkya Rahane”, said miffed BCCI official.
Big Indian Cricket Debate: BCCI official says, ‘Former Cricketers & experts making situation confusing, Rohit Sharma was appointed vice-captain for a reason’
India’s NEW Test Captain? Rohit was appointed as the vice-captain of India’s Test side before the tour of South Africa, before a hamstring injury ruled him out.
Batting legend Sunil Gavaskar and India’s 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh are batting for star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, who slammed a hundred in the final Test, to take over as the new Test captain.
“If you ask me, I am still saying, I would look at Rishabh Pant as next India captain.
“Yes, I am saying that. Tiger Pataudi was captain at the age of 21 under adverse circumstances when Nari Contractor was injured. Look what he did after that. He took to captaincy like duck to water. I think what we have seen with Rishabh Pant as the captain of Delhi Capitals in the IPL, I do believe he has the capability of taking Indian cricket forward and making it a very exciting team to watch,” he was quoted in a recent interview by India Today.
Why Gavaskar doesn’t want Rohit Sharma as next test captain?
“The problem with Rohit is that he has fitness issues. So you need a player who remains fit and is available for all matches. If you remember, Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews had the same issue with hamstring. And with that, when you try to run fast or take a quick single, the injury resurfaces,” Gavaskar said on Sports Tak.
On the other hand, former India skipper Dilip Vengsarkar recommends that, for now, anyone amongst Rohit Sharma or Ravichandran Ashwin should be the new skipper of India’s Test team, as Pant and opener KL Rahul aren’t yet ready for the job.
“I would appoint Rohit or Ashwin as a stop-gap captain and groom the future captain. Right now, you need somebody with captaincy experience and an assured place in the Test side. Rohit and Ashwin have established themselves in Test cricket,” Vengsarkar told TOI.
When will be the India’s New Test Captain announced? The BCCI will make official announcement right after to the tour of South Africa
“Without any doubt Rohit Sharma will be the new test captain of India. Rohit was named vice captain before the South Africa series & will now be elevated as captain of the team. The announcement will be made soon”, declared top BCCI official to InsideSport.
India New Test Captain – When will be the official announcement made?
Rohit Sharma New Test Captain: Irrespective of what experts are suggesting, as per information available with InsideSport, Rohit Sharma will be elevated as new captain very soon. BCCI will officially announce Rohit as new test captain after South Africa tour. The BCCI official further informed InsideSport that selectors will also speak to Rohit on his workload & fitness related issues.
“The workload will be immense. He need to keep himself very agile and fit. I think the selectors will have a word with him. He will have to work to extra-bit on his fitness”, said the BCCI official.
The announcement of Rohit Sharma’s elevation as India’s new test captain will be made right after the ongoing tour of South Africa.
The home test series against Sri Lanka will be Rohit’s first official assignment as India’s new test captain.
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