Kohli or Rahul? Senior player eyeing Test captaincy prevents youngsters from replacing Rohit Sharma

Indian national cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma has been in the news for a while now and nothing has come of it. His captaincy and place in the team have come under massive scrutiny following poor performances in the ongoing 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

According to Indian Express reports, it is learned that one of the senior players in the team is ready to take over the captaincy on an interim basis. Although the name of the player is not known, he is set to take over as a stopgap option amid all the talk surrounding Rohit Sharma’s retirement.

Gautam Gambhir gave a harsh assessment of the players after a crushing defeat in the Melbourne Test

Reports claimed that after the Indian national cricket team suffered a crushing defeat in the Melbourne Test, there was chaos in the Indian dressing room. Head coach Gautam Gambhir is known to have given a harsh assessment of the players, saying that he had enough under-performances.

Rohit Sharma, who missed the first Test in Perth due to the birth of his son, joined the team in Adelaide. In his absence, it was Jasprit Bumrah, who captained the team and guided India to victory. But since the first Test, some players have been eyeing the captaincy role and have openly mentioned that they want to do something special in the ongoing tour.

One senior player has introduced himself as ‘Mr Fix-It’, not wanting any of the young players to take on leadership roles.

One senior player, who has put his hand up to take charge of the team, has reportedly introduced himself as ‘Mr Fix-It’ and is understood to be unconvinced that the young guns are ready to take the lead. roles So he wants to take over temporarily.

All this has come after Rohit Sharma’s extremely poor performances with the bat in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He joined the Adelaide team and decided to bat in the middle so that KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal could continue to open, especially after the heroics in Perth.

Rohit Sharma might get a call on his future after the ongoing tour

Rohit failed to deliver in two games in the middle order and in the last match in Melbourne, he decided to open. However, the same fate unfolded as he racked up failures in both innings, and this made him face a lot of criticism for taking the decision in his own interest and failing to do so.

In the ongoing series against Australia, Rohit has managed just 32 runs, scoring just 3, 6, 10, 3 and 9 in his 5 innings Down Under. Even before the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he looked in poor form, scoring just 42 runs in four innings against Bangladesh and 91 in three matches against New Zealand, with both series at home.

It is also learned that there is a high probability that Rohit Sharma might get a call on his future after the ongoing tour. The final match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played in Sydney from January 3, and it will be a great opportunity for India and captain Rohit to make a comeback.

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