The Senior Managing Editor of Sports Tak and one of the most renowned Sports journalists, Vikrant Gupta, spills the beans on Rishabh Pant being denied Test captaincy, as he wanted both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the team.
Indian Cricket fans, as well as Cricket enthusiasts, were taken by surprise after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli suddenly announced their retirement from Test cricket. It was just the days between the two big boys of Indian cricket that made their decision official.
Some found that these might be due to the dip in form for the two batters over the last few series in red-ball cricket, while a few claimed that there might be some conspiracy involved in the sacking of the two men, and some also linked the head coach with these retirements.
A Famous Media personality leaks reasons behind Rishabh Pant’s captaincy snub
Despite all the retirements, the game does not stop; players might come and go. India had their upcoming series against England, one of the tours that was highly anticipated over the last year.
Shubman Gill was brought in as the new Indian Test skipper, which further surprised all, since Rishabh Pant was considered the most suitable and likely candidate to replace Rohit as the red-ball skipper. However, captaincy choices have always been a surprise in this Gambhir era.
They had earlier snubbed Hardik Pandya and announced Suryakumar Yadav as India’s T20I captain, and now, for Rishabh Pant, a similar reason of frequent injuries might be cited. However, without much awareness, none questioned the decision a lot and settled for the prince of Indian cricket.
However, the Indian reporter Vikrant Gupta has dropped a major update that Rishabh Pant was questioned about his views on the sacking of both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. However, since Rishabh Pant did not land on the same page and wanted the two veterans in his team, he was taken off the captaincy role.
Shubman Gill had a sensational debut as the Indian Test skipper
Shubman Gill made a sensational debut in England; he was crowned the skipper, and that led him to rediscover himself as a batter. The series was stupendous, as the batter amassed 750+ runs, the most by an Indian skipper in England.
Alongside the batting record, Gill also stood out as a skipper since he was looking intensely active on the field from the third game at Lord’s. He not only led India to a leveling win at The Oval, but also led India to their maiden Test win at Edgbaston.
Shubman is also in contention for the white-ball captaincy race
After being named the Test skipper, Shubman Gill is now also in contention for the white-ball skipper of the Indian team. The T20I skipper Suryakumar’s availability was in question before the Asia Cup, as a result of which Shubman Gill was once in talks of replacing him.
Also, India is considering a skipper in ODIs who can lead them in the ICC CWC 2027, and Rohit Sharma does not seem to be in shape. Hence, there has been speculation that Shubman Gill might replace him as the Indian skipper for the 50-over format in the near future.