Rohit Sharma set to be removed from the post of Test captain of Team India? aakash chopra says

The third cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC) has begun with an exciting Ashes series in England. India, who finished runners-up in the last two cycles losing to New Zealand and Australia in the finals respectively, will begin their campaign next month in a two-Test series against the West Indies. However, the primary question ahead of India’s 2023/25 WTC cycle is the future of Rohit Sharma’s Test captaincy. Former India opener Aakash Chopra has warned the BCCI selectors that Rohit is unlikely to continue as captain beyond 2023.

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“Rohit Sharma is a good captain. It’s out of question, understands the pulse of the game, doesn’t make common mistakes. He is very decent. The question is not about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy. It is about playing XI (for WTC) ) is about. final). The next question is what kind of pitches they play at home. Look, all these decisions are taken by the team management. I am sure Rohit Sharma must have been a part of the think-tank when Virat Kohli was the captain, now Kohli will also be a part of that group. However, the onus is on the one who goes for the toss. The focus is now on Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid as earlier it was on Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri. This is the sad reality, Chopra said.

Chopra is certain that Rohit will be replaced as Test captain in the 2023/25 WTC cycle, but leaves the decision on his Test future as a batsman in the Indian star’s hands.

“Rohit is a good captain, no doubt about it. Rohit is a good Test batsman, no doubt about that too, but will the future remain the same – I’m not 100% sure as you have reached.” Finalists in the last two cycles but never won, and age is not on their side, that is the reality. When you look at the next two years and another WTC cycle – 2025, Rohit Sharma can still play Test cricket if he really wants to play Test cricket. Six series is a long time.

Chopra thus informs the BCCI selectors of India’s WTC schedule in the new cycle and the need to find an alternative beyond Rohit to lead the team.

“Can the selectors, by the end of 2023, when you come back from South Africa, start thinking about the next WTC final? There will be a year left. Five Test matches against England. Then you have to go to Australia, so what? Should he be looking for a change? It’s going to be an interesting one,” he said.