Team India is currently participating in a three-match Test series against New Zealand under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team has lost the series by trailing by 0-2. The third match of the Test series is being played at Wankhede Ground in Mumbai from 1 November 2024.
Team India captain Rohit Sharma’s performance in this series has been very mediocre and he has not been able to do anything even as a batsman. For this reason, it is now being said that Team India captain Rohit Sharma will be seen announcing his retirement after the last match.
Rohit Sharma will announce his retirement
This news about captain Rohit Sharma is becoming increasingly viral that, if he is unable to lead the Indian team to victory in the last match of the Test series against New Zealand, then right after this match, Can announce his retirement. At the same time, even as a batsman, Rohit Sharma has not scored runs from his bat. While batting in this series, Rohit Sharma has scored only 80 runs in five innings.
Rohit Sharma has failed as a captain
If we talk about the statistics of Indian team captain Rohit Sharma in Test cricket, then his statistics are very disappointing. In his short career in Test cricket, Rohit Sharma has lost four matches on Indian soil. Apart from this, he has become the first captain in the last 12 years to lose a Test series on Indian soil. Team India last lost a Test series on home soil in 2012 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Jasprit Bumrah can replace Rohit Sharma
If Team India captain Rohit Sharma announces his retirement after the last match of the Test series being played against New Zealand, then the management can appoint a young player in his place as captain. If media reports are to be believed, Jasprit Bumrah, one of the best fast bowlers of Team India, can be appointed captain for the upcoming Test series by the Indian selectors as a replacement for Rohit Sharma. Jasprit Bumrah has captained the Indian team in Test cricket before also.
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