Rohit Sharma, captain of the Indian cricket team, has seen many ups and downs for the last one year. First, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, Team India won the ICC T20 World Cup title in America and West India. After this, the team took a step in the final of the World Test Championship by performing historically in the Test series against Bangladesh in the Test series. But then India suffered a 0–3 defeat in the Test series on domestic soil against New Zealand and then Team India lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series 1-4 on the Australian tour and dropped out of the World Test Championship race.
In such a situation, Rohit Sharma’s captaincy came under question. Rohit Sharma again took a U-turn and gave India the title of Champions Trophy. Rohit Sharma has done well in white ball format, while his performance in the red ball format cannot be called average. After winning the Champions Trophy, Rohit Sharma has clearly stated that he is not taking retirement yet, but the question is about his career and captaincy in the red ball format.
Indian players are currently preparing for IPL and after IPL, Team India will go on a tour of England. Whether or not Rohit will be the captain of the Indian team on this tour is not yet decided. But according to the reports, the Champions Trophy has given Rohit Sharma a life like a life and the board is not looking at him yet.
According to the report of the Indian Express, Rohit has got the support of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and his selection panel to lead the team on another major tour. A source associated with the case said, “He has shown what he can do. Every stakeholder feels that he is the right candidate to lead the Indian team for the tour of England. Rohit has also expressed eagerness to continue playing red-ball cricket.”
At the same time, according to the news agency PTI, the victory of the Champions Trophy has raised Rohit Sharma’s height so that if he remains the Test captain and goes as the captain of the team, it will not be surprising, although the selectors have not yet decided for the tour starting from June 20.
It is believed that as the only choice for captaincy, Rohit has not been able to have a consensus. Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness status is also an issue, which also lacks a possible clear leader in the front line of young Indian players.
Rohit was under pressure to perform well in Dubai, the title in Dubai has definitely given relief to the captain. But the question is whether the National Selection Committee will consider success in the ODI format while taking a decision on the challenging Test format. The new cycle for India will begin with the England series where the first Test will be played in the leads.
A BCCI source told PTI on condition of anonymity, “Rohit is a Test captain. He voluntarily excluded himself from the last Test in Sydney, where he tried to convince that a team could not continue to play with many batsmen running in bad form.”
He said, “India has not played any Test after the Australia Test, so there has been no change in the Test captaincy. Also Rohit never said that he does not want to play the test.”
However, the source said that the National Selection Committee has not yet decided on the England series. He said, “The selection committee is discharged during the IPL. Obviously, they do not need to travel to all matches on television. Unless they have a specific strategy or they want to see a particular player closely, they do not travel.” The source said, “So once the IPL starts, the blueprint will be prepared for the England series at any time. But coach Gautam Gambhir’s vision will be very important.”
It is also well known that Gambhir believes in the current form and if this thing is kept in mind, it will be interesting to see whether the Indian captain gets the trust of the head coach or not. Gambhir has always kept the team paramount and every person associated with Indian cricket knows that he believes in the interest of the team. The interest of the team is to prepare the core test team for the next three to four years. But to reach any decision, the head coach and chairman of the selection committee Ajit Agarkar should agree.
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