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Legendary Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist predicted Rohit Sharma’s possible retirement from international cricket after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in March. Rohit Sharma’s leadership has come under fire following India’s 1-3 Test series loss to Australia. He was also the big failure with the bat in the recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against Australia.
Amid the uproar surrounding Rohit Sharma’s future after the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy debacle, Adam Gilchrist also predicted that India could see a change of captaincy in Test cricket with either Jasprit Bumrah or Virat Kohli as captain during his next assignment against England in June 2025.
Adam Gilchrist predicts Rohit Sharma’s retirement after ICC Champions Trophy 2025
After the disastrous tour of Australia, many have wondered whether the 37-year-old will even make the squad for India’s upcoming Test series in England, which kicks off the new cycle of the World Test Championship 2025-27. Well, Gilchrist expressed doubts about Rohit Sharma’s future in Tests.
The former Australian batsman hinted that ICC Champions Trophy 2025 could be his swan song. Gilchrist does not believe Rohit will extend his Test career until the England tour, but will have a clearer picture of his future after self-assessment during this break.
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Adam Gilchrist told the Prairie Fire Club: “I don’t see Rohit Sharma going to England. I just heard he says he’ll assess it when he gets home. I mean, the first thing he’s going to find when he gets home is a two-month-old baby which has to be changed. Now that might encourage him to go to England. I don’t see him pushing, and that might be it. l out.”
Virat Kohli or Jasprit Bumrah? Adam Gilchrist discusses the conundrum of India’s captaincy
The cricket pundit also has doubts about Jasprit Bumrah being India’s full-time Test captain as he predicted a possible return of Virat Kohli to the captaincy, at least for the upcoming England tour.
He added: “I don’t know if Bumrah should be full-time captain. I think that might be a bit difficult for him. So who can be the next captain, it’s anybody’s guess, really, whether they’ll bring back Virat Kohli . I wouldn’t be surprised if he didn’t mind doing it.”
Meanwhile, former England captain Michael Vaughan said Jasprit Bumrah should be handed the India captaincy while highlighting the team’s performance under the pacer’s leadership. He also noted that had Jasprit Bumrah not been injured, India would have won the Sydney Test and saved the 2024-25 BGT against Australia.
Michael Vaughan backs Jasprit Bumrah for India’s Test captaincy
Michael Vaughan said on the same podcast: “I think you’re right. I’d give the captaincy to Jasprit Bumrah, and the reason is that the two performances that India had at their best here in Australia were Perth and the SCG . And if he hadn’t been injured, I honestly think they would have won this game.”
Even Vaughan has backed Shubman Gill as a possible vice-captain for the much-awaited Test series. But the Englishman suggested Gill to improve his numbers first in the longest format of the game. He signed off by saying, “I would have someone like Shubman Gill as vice-captain, but averaging over 45, who I think has the game to do.”
