Jasprit Bumrah is the front-runner for Test captaincy after Rohit, according to a BCCI insider. Even if the older and young players on the Indian team are playing well, there is considerable doubt among fans and analysts as to whether someone else would take over as captain of the team when they play New Zealand in the Champions Trophy 2025 final.
Since players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are nearing the end of their careers, there are already qualified contenders who will probably take over as team captain when they leave. The Indian team may seek to designate distinct captains for red-ball and white-ball cricket, according to sources.
At the moment, Suryakumar Yadav is the T20I captain, with Axar Patel serving as his deputy, while Rohit continues to lead the ODI squad. The source also noted Surya’s dismal performance in T20Is and stated that the upcoming months will be critical.
“If he is healthy, Jasprit Bumrah is the front-runner to be the Test captain. Suryakumar has not been playing well at bat lately.
According to a Dainik Jagran story, the BCCI insider stated that the Indian team’s performance in the upcoming months will be critical.
According to the report, Rohit may still play in ODIs even if the captaincy has changed, going to either young and up-and-coming top-order batsman Shubman Gill or star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. If he gets chosen in the future, this will occur.
Even though India leads the 50-over cricket head-to-head rankings, the BlackCaps have dominated them in the ICC elimination stages coming up to the Champion Trophy final. The 2023 ODI World Cup semi-final, played at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, was the only time India had triumphed over New Zealand in such contests.
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