New Delhi. The Indian team has been in trouble after Virat Kohli resigned from the post of Test captain. The 33-year-old had announced his retirement a day after India’s 1-2 Test series loss against South Africa earlier this month. After Virat Kohli, who should be entrusted with this responsibility is a big question, but Rohit Sharma seems to be at the forefront of the race to become the Test captain.
Rohit Sharma is the captain of the Indian ODI and T20 team and is doing well these days in the Test format as well. However, there is a risk of injury to Rohit Sharma and he will turn 35 in the coming April. However, many feel that the selectors should look for someone else for this important role. By the way, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting does not believe so. The Australian legend has backed Rohit, saying that he has a very good record as a leader.
Ricky Ponting on the ICC website said that I was in Mumbai Indians when Rohit Sharma took over the captaincy of this team. I was bought by Mumbai to captain the team, but after the first few matches I was not playing well so I had to make room for another international player to come in the team. The owners and management of the team wanted to know who according to me is the best to captain Mumbai. Some names were also suggested to me for this, but in my view, Rohit Sharma was the only player who could captain the team and it was very clear to me.
Ricky said that my decision was correct and its result is in front of everyone. Rohit Sharma is the most successful captain of IPL and has won the most five titles. He has been very successful in IPL and it is likely to happen in future as well. After what Rohit has done in Test cricket in the last two-three years, it seems that he will be very successful here as a captain. On the other hand, about KL Rahul, Ponting said that I have heard about him that he is a great batsman, but now he is new.
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