India’s Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma may be out of 1 Test in Australia. He has informed the BCCI that due to personal reasons it is difficult for him to play in any of the first 2 Tests. If the personal matter is resolved before the series starts, he will play all the matches. The 5-Test Border Gavaskar series between Australia and India is to start from November 22. The first match is to be played in Perth. India had won the last 2 Test series in Australia under the captaincy of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane. BCCI has already been informed
According to news agency PTI, BCCI sources said that Rohit has already informed the board about the personal problem. Rohit has said that he may be out of one of the first 2 Tests. If the problem is resolved, he will play the entire series. Second Test from December 6
Team India is going to play a Test series in Australia after 3 years. The first match will be played in Perth from November 22 and the second match in Adelaide from December 6. Before this, the team will play a 3-Test series against New Zealand in India from October 16. Team India has not lost any Test series against Australia since 2014. The team won 2 series under the captaincy of Virat Kohli during this period. Who will captain?
During the Test series against Bangladesh, Team India’s assistant coach Abhishek Nair had said, ‘There are some IPL captains in the team in the form of Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul. All are young in age, but it would be foolish to call them young considering the number of matches they have played. All have leadership qualities, so there is no need to think much about the vice-captain of the team at the moment.’ Who will open in place of Rohit?
If Rohit is unable to play the opening matches, then the team has 2 backup openers in the form of Shubman Gill and KL Rahul. Apart from these, Abhimanyu Easwaran, who has performed well in domestic cricket, will also be in Australia with the India-A team during that time. Any of the three can take over the opening position in place of Rohit. Apart from these, India also gave Devdutt Padikkal and Rajat Patidar a chance to make their Test debut this year. Both these players can also handle the opening position. Rohit captained in 18 Tests
Rohit Sharma took over the captaincy in the Test format after Virat Kohli left the captaincy in 2022. He has won 12 matches while captaining in 18 Tests so far. The team lost only 4, while 2 matches were also drawn.
