After Rohit Sharma, who will lead the country in tests going forward? Given that Rohit is going to be 37, this is an issue that is on everyone's mind. In the meantime, the BCCI has provided a clue as to Rohit's potential Test replacement.
The Indian Test team's captain is Rohit Sharma. When Virat Kohli resigned in early 2022, Rohit was given this role. Virat is younger than Rohit. However, the selectors decided to make Rohit the captain since they had no other choice. Rohit is nearing the end of his career; he turns 37 in April. In both T20 and ODI formats, Hardik Pandya is being contemplated as a potential leader. Hardik, nevertheless, doesn't play Test.
Who will be the next test captain?
Under Rohit Sharma's leadership, several vice captains have been named. This duty was first assigned to KL Rahul. Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant have also performed in this capacity. Vice-captain duties were not assigned to anyone during the Border Gavaskar Series at the start of the year or the Test Championship final. During the West Indies tour, Ajinkya Rahane served as vice captain. However, none of them are now a member of the team.
Perhaps Bumrah will be given the task.
After recovering from an injury, Jasprit Bumrah participated in the Test series during the South Africa trip. He served as the team's vice captain. This obligation now extends to the two matches he has versus England. When Rohit Sharma was suffering from Covid in 2022, Bumrah also led him during a Test match against England. Given this, it is obvious that Bumrah will be the Test captain of the future for Team India.
Cummins is effective for Australia.
Fast bowlers have virtually little captaincy responsibilities in international cricket. No other Indian fast bowler has captained a Test team on a regular basis save Kapil Dev. As Australia's captain, Pat Cummins has enjoyed great success. He has won the World Cup in addition to the Test Championship. In this case, India might potentially take a cue from Australia and name Bumrah the captain.
