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Rohit Sharma will not be the Test captain of Team India on the tour of England. The new captain will be sent to England in his place. According to the report, the selectors of BCCI have made up their mind to remove Rohit from the Test captaincy.Read more
The selectors decided to remove Rohit from the captaincy.
Highlights
- England will go to England in place of Rohit
- The selectors decided to remove Rohit from captaincy
- Indian team will visit England in June
New Delhi. The Indian cricket team has to visit England after the IPL. Where Team India will play a 5 -match Test series from the hosts. Rohit Sharma will not be the captain of Team India in this Test series. The selectors have decided to remove Rohit Sharma from the captaincy of the Indian Test team. Whereas, it has also decided to choose a new captain for the England tour starting in June, now it has to be seen whether he goes to England as an expert opener or not. Under the captaincy of Rohit, India had a clean sweep in the Test series in India last year, while India lost on the tour of Australia.
According to the Indian Express, the Cricket Board of India (BCCI) will support the decision of the selectors. This is not due to the need for change or excluding the aged players. Rather, Rohit’s performance and Test is a step based on his form. It is learned that 38 -year -old Rohit will remain in India’s ODI plans. Earlier, it was reported that after the success of Rohit in the ICC Champions Trophy, BCCI was eager to make Rohit captain on England tour. Rohit also talked about his eagerness to lead the invasion of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami and Mohammad Siraj in England in England’s podcast ‘Beyond 23’ recently in former Australian captain Michael Clarke’s podcast ‘Beyond 23’.
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‘Rohit does not sit as captain’
The selectors had held several discussions in the Indian Test team last month about Rohit’s future. And before sharing his approach with BCCI, this issue was also discussed in Mumbai on Tuesday. According to a BCCI source, ‘The thinking of the selectors is clear. He wants a new captain for the tour of England. And Rohit does not sit fit as captain. Especially looking at his red ball form. They want to prepare a young leader for the next Test cycle. And the selection committee has informed the BCCI that Rohit will not captain the team.
