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Team India will have a new test captain shortly after Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from the longest format of the game. The veteran workshop announced his decision on Wednesday (May 7).
The future of Rohit Sharma’s test had doubts since its unpleasant performance as Captain and Batsman last season. The Batsman on the right could not lead his team from the front, as India suffered great losses against New Zealand and Australia. These two series The losses also denied India a place in the final of the World Test Championship.
Rohit retired from India’s tests
The national team suffered a 3-0 defeat against New Zealand at home, which ended with its long unbeaten career. It was the first loss of home series to Team India since 2012/13. On the other hand, the loss of the series against Australia has been the first in India since 2017.
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In the two series, Rohit was also unable to deliver with the bat. He scored only 91 throws in 6 entries to an average of 15 against New Zealand. Against Australia, veteran Batsman managed only 31 raws in five tickets.
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Shubman Gill replaced Rohit Sharma
Selectors are configured to announce the new captain soon. With the squad of the next series against England to be named this month, the Act Agarkar-The selection board will also appoint the new captain.
According to reports, Shubman Gill is the leader who replaced Rohit Sharma as a test captain. Toi’s Sahil Malhotra has revealed that the young man must be named new test captain. He also said that while another senior player wanted to re -run the test team, the BCCI had “no mood” to look back.
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– Sahil Malhotra (@sahil_malhotra1) Maand 7, 2025
Jasprit bumrah He was also in the case of replacing Rohit as a test captain, especially after leading the team to a historic victory in the Perth test against Australia last year. However, his poor record of injuries forced selectors to opt for another option.
Shubman is still very young
Speaking of Shubman Gill, the Batsman on the right debuted in 2020 and has been common in the team for the past two years or so. To date, he has played 32 tests and has marked 1893 runs with the help of 5 centuries and 7 half a century.
Although Shubman Gill has never run the team in tests in the past, he is not new to the captaincy. In 2024, he directed the men in blue during the T20i series against Zimbabwe. Earlier this year, selectors also named him as the Vice-Capitan of the hate team against the Champions Trophy.
