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File picture of Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah.© X (Twitter)
An enormous query mark lies over who can be India’s captain the subsequent time they play Check cricket (in opposition to England in June). Whereas Rohit Sharma has suffered from poor type, he has not but given up or been stripped off his Check captaincy. Alternatively, vice-captain tempo spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has arguably been India’s greatest performer, and led the crew in the one Check they received in opposition to Australia. Within the thoughts of former India cricketer-turned-pundit Sanjay Manjrekar, there’s solely reply to the query.
“It’s a no-brainer for me. The next Test series is in England and Jasprit Bumrah has to be the Test captain,” Manjrekar mentioned, talking on ESPNcricinfo.
Manjrekar said a mess of causes as to why Bumrah must be made the everlasting Check captain.
“Rohit Sharma as a batter has not done enough considering the loss to NZ at home plus he opted out of the playing XI because he did not fit in. There are too many uncertainties around him and I think that Bumrah is at the top of his game. There was nothing in the Australia series that we saw that he is not captaincy material,” Manjrekar reasoned.
“Pick out your marquee series, and make Bumrah captain in those. When he is unfit or missing we will think about who will lead the team next,” mentioned Manjrekar in an easy method.
Bumrah’s stature as a frontrunner has grown exponentially following the tour of Australia. Not solely was he the captain in the one Check India received, Bumrah additionally led by instance, taking 32 wickets in 5 Checks, and was awarded the ‘Participant of the Sequence’ regardless of India shedding 3-1.
Amidst the controversy concerning India’s subsequent Check captain, Bumrah can be reportedly set to be India’s vice-captain within the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
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