The biggest contender to take over will be KL Rahul
Indian team’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli has now left the captaincy of Test matches as well. With this, this great player will now play only as a player after a long time in all three formats. After leaving the captaincy of Virat, now the Test team is going to get a new captain. The biggest contender to handle this post is going to be KL Rahul. The reason behind this is that the BCCI now wants a different captain for each format like the rest of the teams. Let us tell you that Rohit Sharma is already the captain of both the limited overs teams, so he will not be made the Test captain. But if the captain of the team is made KL Rahul, then the career of a star player will end at a young age.
These players are in danger as soon as Rahul becomes captain
If KL Rahul becomes the captain of India’s Test team, then surely the career of a star player will be in danger. It is certain that as soon as Rahul becomes the captain, his place in the team as an opener will be absolutely confirmed. At the same time, as soon as Rahul’s place is confirmed, the career of opening batsman Prithvi Shaw will move towards the end. This batsman of only 22 years is a great opener but for the last one year he is yearning to make a place in the Test team. But if Rahul becomes the captain, it will become even more difficult for him to get a chance. In such a situation, this player would not want KL Rahul to become the next Test captain.
Didn’t get a chance in the team
Talking about Prithvi Shaw, he already has to make papads to make a place in the Test team. Shaw was last given a chance against Australia in 2020. This player was a flop in both the innings of that test. After which Shaw was dropped from the team. After that, Shaw got a place in the team on the England tour but he was not included in the playing 11. On the other hand, if Rahul (KL Rahul) becomes the captain, then this road will become more difficult.
Rohit will not become captain because
On the other hand, if we talk about Rohit Sharma, he will not become the captain of the team because BCCI wants a separate captain for all three formats. Second, this player is already 35 years old. By this age many cricketers announce their retirement. Therefore, keeping in mind the future, it would not be right to make Rohit the captain. Rohit is the vice-captain of this team and the same position is more suitable for him.
Kohli relinquished the captaincy
Team India won the first Test match played at Centurion’s SuperSports Park by 113 runs and took the series 1-0 lead, but after that the Indian team won the Wanderers of Johannesburg and Newlands in Cape Town. Lost 2 consecutive matches and lost the series 2-1. After this crushing defeat, Virat Kohli took a tough decision to leave the Test captaincy. This decision shook the cricketing world.
Virat Kohli’s record as Test captain
•Match- 68
•Win- 4
•Loss- 17
•Win Percentage-58.82
