Vinay Kumar
New Delhi. After the resignation of Virat Kohli from the high command of the Indian Test team, the BCCI had many options regarding the new captain. Several days have passed since Virat Kohli left the captaincy, but the BCCI was unable to take a decision. Questions were raised on the leadership of BCCI President Sourav Ganguly. Fingers are being pointed at him for some things that Sourav Ganguly lacks the quality of handling the institution. There are flaws in trusting and winning trust.
At such a time, news is now coming that the BCCI has made preparations to announce the name of the new captain of the Test team. The BCCI wants to give the command of the Test team to Rohit Sharma, the captain of the Indian ODI and T20 team. BCCI can make official information about this even before the West Indies tour (India on West Indies Tour WI vs India 2022).
A senior BCCI official said, “Of course, Rohit Sharma will be the new captain of India’s Test team. Before the South Africa vs India bilateral series, 2021-2022, Rohit Sharma was made the vice-captain of the Test team and now he will be given the captaincy of the team. It will be announced soon.” Will talk to Indian team selector Rohit Sharma about this matter. Along with this, you will also get information on his fitness.
The BCCI official said, “The workload will be huge. Taking care of fitness, Rohit Sharma will need to keep himself agile and fit. I think the selectors will only talk to them. He has to focus more on his fitness.”
The Test and ODI series have ended in India’s tour of South Africa (South Africa vs India Test ODI Series, 2021-2022). In both the series, India had to face the loss. However, now. After returning from there, the team selectors will select the team for the ODI and T20 series (WI vs IND ODI T20 Series, 2022) against the West Indies. The announcement of the appointment of Rohit Sharma as the new Test captain of the Indian Test team will be made after the selection committee meeting. Significantly, after being made the captain of the Test team, Rohit Sharma will have the first official responsibility as the captain of the Indian Test team in the Test series against Sri Lanka.
Significantly, the BCCI is also planning to prepare KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant as the future captains of the Indian team for a long time. According to sources, now the matter is stuck here as to who will be made the vice-captain of the Test team.
A BCCI source said, “The vice-captain of the team will be the team leader of the future. KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Jasprit Bumrah are all future leaders of the Indian team. Selectors should prepare them properly. Selectors need to make a good choice. It has to be seen who will be made the vice-captain of India’s Test team.