Who will be the next Indian captain? That was the biggest question in Indian cricket after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which India lost 3-1. captain of india Rohit Sharmaafter being dropped from the final Test of the series, he bravely declared that he just stood down and wasn’t going anywhere. But then India will not play another Test until June (in England). By then, the next World Test Championship cycle will have begun. The question now is whether the BCCI selectors will retain Rohit as captain or not.
former indian star player mohammad kaif BCCI said there should not be a ‘golden goose’ jasprit bumrah Captain. “BCCI SHD please think twice before appointing Bumrah as full-time captain. He needs to attend training and focus solely on staying fit. There will be added leadership responsibilities and he will need to focus on taking part in training and staying fit. Getting carried away with the heat can cause injury and shorten a great career. Don’t kill the golden goose,” he wrote to X.
But the legendary Indian batsman sunil gavaskar He said he would not be surprised if fast bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah becomes the team’s Test captain in the near future, adding that when he is in charge of the team, he does not put much pressure on the players. I mentioned that. During India’s 3-1 loss to Australia in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Bumrah captained the visiting team in two matches, one of which was the 295-run series opener in Perth. . “He’ll be the next player because he leads from the front. He’s got a very good vibe, a leader vibe, but he’s not a pressure guy. Sometimes a captain who puts a lot of pressure on you. There is.
“With Bumrah, you can see that he expects the other players to do their job, that’s why they’re in the national team, but he doesn’t seem to put pressure on anyone. Against the fast bowlers, he was really good, standing in mid-off, mid-on, always standing right there giving them instructions. I think he was really good and I would be surprised if he took over right away. Probably not,” Gavaskar told Channel Seven on Wednesday.
In terms of performance, Bumrah was the star of the India tour, picking up 32 wickets in five matches at an average of 13.06 and a strike rate of 28.37, winning him the Player of the Series award. Gavaskar felt that things might have been a little different for India in Sydney if Bumrah had bowled in the fourth innings of the match.
Bumrah defended 162 runs for India against Australia but did not bowl due to back spasms. “From an opponent’s perspective, the batting looked a little easier. I think India probably suffered from the fact that they didn’t have a first-change bowler like Australia. Pat Cummins Then (Scott) Borland comes in to bowl.
“So there was support for the opener. Unfortunately, Bumrah was almost fighting a lonely battle. What a difference it would have made if Bumrah had been able to bowl in the final innings in Sydney. Even if it starts with four or five overs, you never know which way the game will go.
With IANS input
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