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Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya ahead in the captaincy race: After losing the Test series against Australia, the Indian cricket team is now stuck in a new crisis. Because the Indian team needs a new captain. But there is a lack of suitable alternative for this. For the first time in 10 years, such a situation has arisen that BCCI is facing difficulty in choosing the captain. India now has to play its next Test match against England in June. In which Rohit is not sure to play. By then the current captain Rohit Sharma would have been 38 years old. In such a situation, it will not be surprising if BCCI hands over the command of the team to the new captain in this series. If BCCI moves in this direction then it will have to choose a new captain.
Confusion regarding the captain of the Indian team
Rohit Sharma could not play the last test match against Australia due to poor form. Since then there is speculation about his retirement. However, Hitman has made it clear, I will return. But this will not be so easy. The Indian team is considering going in with a new captain for the upcoming World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 cycle. So that you don’t have to think about the leadership of the team for at least the next two years.
The names of two Gujaratis are at the forefront in the race for captaincy.
A total of three names are being discussed in the race for captaincy of the team in the Test format. In this, the names of two Gujarati players are leading. In which the first name is Jasprit Bumrah. There will be no problem in reaching a consensus on this name. But the Indian management would like to avoid giving them this responsibility so that they do not have too much workload. Everyone saw that due to fitness, Bumrah had left the Sydney Test incomplete.
The second name is Hardik Pandya. But the Indian team management snatched the captaincy of the T20 team from Hardik Pandya on the grounds that he is not available in every match. His fitness is under doubt. Due to which Suryakumar Yadav was made the captain despite his excellent record. In such a situation, there is little possibility that Bumrah will be made the regular captain of the Test team. Yes, he can be given captaincy for a certain time.
Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul also in the race
If Bumrah is not made the captain then KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant are in the race for captaincy. KL Rahul has been included in the playing eleven. It is possible that if Rohit does not play, Rahul will open for the team. In such a situation, he can also become a contender for captaincy. The third name is of Rishabh Pant. Being a young player, that name is at the forefront of this race. But the way Gavaskar scolded Pant in the Melbourne Test. Looks like he needs to take his game more seriously. Rohit Sharma also said in the press conference that Pant needs to understand how to play at what time. In such a situation, it is possible that the selectors may want to hand over the captaincy to Pant not now but after a year or two.
It is difficult to choose a new captain
Compared to the current captaincy problem, the previous two captains were very easy to find in the Indian team. During the Australia tour, MS Dhoni left the captaincy in the middle of the series. Then everyone knew that Virat Kohli would be the next captain of the team. Similarly, when the captaincy was snatched from Kohli. Then everyone knew that the next captain would be Rohit Sharma. This time also Jasprit Bumra is the first choice in place of Rohit. But putting too much responsibility on him can be dangerous. This is the reason why it may be difficult for BCCI to choose a new captain.