According to Sky Sports report, Indian selectioners are still undecided about who should be appointed a new captain of the Indian team after an informal interviews with Shaubman Gill and Rishabh Pant. Rohit announced his retirement from the test cricket in early MayLeaving the captain’s place open before the upcoming England Tour, which will begin on June 20.
India is expected to announce this week of the new Captain of the Test and the Team for this series, and everyone longs to know who will be appointed Rohit’s successor. Formerly, Was reported that Gill and Pant were the front runs After Jasprit Bumrah decided to rule out the race. Bumrah said he could not guarantee playing all five tests in England.
While Gill and Pant were, the selection committee remains divided into both men. According to Sky Sports report, one of the selectors has a reservation on how to give a gill captain because he still has to nail a place in the test team. It has been proposed that being more captain would at the moment better serve 25 years.
Rohit’s original plan for retirement
Sky Sports also said about the initial plan of Rohit’s retirement. It is assumed that a 38 -year -old man wanted to be part of a team for a tour and focused on retirement in the middle of the series, as well as how MS Dhoni did in 2014 and handed over the reins of Virt Kohli.
However, selectors wanted to consistency in terms of captain on England and informed Rohit that it could be part of the team, but would not be a captain. This caused a 38 -year -old man to leave the longest format of an immediate effect.
In addition to Rohit, Virt Kohli also decided to leave the tests in front of the England Tour, which will begin with the Headingley 20 test.
Published on:
May 20, 2025
