Virat Kohli, the most successful Test captain of India just announced his retirement from test cricket, know who can be the new captain of the side in red ball cricket
With the help of many leagues like Indian Premier League, Ranji Trophy, Tamil Nadu Premier League and many others Indian Cricket Board, the BCCI has surely taken advantage to bring out some of the best talent by giving them opportunities at big stages. Hence here are some top names for captaincy in the squad.
5 Players Who Can Be The New Test Captain Of Team India And Why
1. Rohit Sharma
With 5 IPL belts on his waist, Rohit is the most successful IPL captain in history. Not only this but also the 41 International 100 scorer is also the current captain of India’s ODI and T20 captain , declared just after Virat Kohli announced his discontinuity of captaincy in T20 World Cup. With so much experience at IPL and his current reputation in the team makes him the probable test captain Of Indian team.
2. K.L Rahul
The 100 scorer at the Centurion Test match vs South Africa has also been named the current captain of Indian Team in the absence of his opening partner Rohit Sharma. Along with this he has also captained Punjab Kings however they finished 6th in the table but he has always given the best he could ever do finishing as top scorer for them in consecutive years.
3. Jasprit Bumrah
The 28 year old Right arm fast bowler has took the bowling charge of Indian team in starting, middle and death overs since many years now. Furthermore he has also done the same for the IPL side Mumbai Indians, his calmness and potential makes him one of the best reason to be named as Indian team captain.
4. Rishabh Pant
After the injury of Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh was named as the captain of the IPL side Delhi Capitals. Just at the beginning year of his captaincy he took the team to number one standings in point table. His contribution at the Gabba test match is regarded as one of the best inning by an Indian player to lead team India to some of their rare victories at the Australian soil.
5. Shreyas Iyer
With his age and reasonable captaincy skills Shreyas is among the Top contenders for test team captaincy, and with Pujara and Rahane struggling in the middle order we may see him soon in the squad. Iyer took Delhi Capitals to playoffs for the first time in seven years in 2019 and to their maiden IPL Finals in the next season giving him every reason to hold the national sides captaincy cap.