Team India is facing a lot of criticism after the defeat against Australia in the final of the World Test Championship. Especially as a captain, Rohit Sharma’s role is in question. This is the same Rohit Sharma who won five IPL trophies, people used to see him as an alternative to Virat. People expected that what Virat could not do, maybe Rohit would do, Team India would fulfill the dream of ICC trophy. But in the last about 8 months, the Indian team lost in the knockouts of two ICC events and this dream was again shattered. This is the reason why Rohit has now become target of people.
In this episode, the former batsman and former selector of the Indian cricket team has now demanded the removal of Rohit from the captaincy. Former opener Devang Gandhi advised the current selection committee that now they should talk to Rohit Sharma about the future. Not only this, but they should also discuss to continue his captaincy in Test cricket. Now after two years, when the final of the third WTC will be held, will Rohit be a part of the team, it is all a matter of discussion. Now the selection committee needs to decide the way forward for Team India.
Who should be made captain instead of Rohit?
If Rohit is not ready for the captaincy then now the team should look for his alternative. Those options can be Ajinkya Rahane or Ravichandran Ashwin. Rahane also has captaincy experience at the international level and won the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia in the year 2021 while captaining the team. Devang Gandhi said that, if Rohit is not ready and he is not fit to be the captain then these two can be good options for you. Otherwise, apart from these, you can prepare any other player as a captain who will be useful for the team for a long time.
Split captaincy can be a good option, too!
Gandhi further said that in the coming days, Indian cricket can also go towards split captaincy. A team like England has also benefited a lot from this. Hardik Pandya is captaining the Indian T20 team. At the same time, Rohit Sharma is seen captaining the Test and ODI. It won’t be surprising to see different captains for different formats in the future. Talking about Rohit’s captaincy record, for the first time, he lead the team as a captain in March 2022 in the home series against Sri Lanka. Under his captaincy, Team India has played 7 Tests, out of which the team has won four and lost two. While one match was drawn.
