Mohammad Kaif discards Jasprit Bumrah as Rohit Sharma’s successor for Test captaincy: THIS player gets the Call
Indian team saw a horrible 3-0 cleansweep against New Zealand, which has resulted in a lot of questions being raised on the future of Rohit Sharma as the team’s red-ball captain. The upcoming border-Gavaskar Trophy is being taken by a lot of people as to be the make-or-break series for the Test career for Rohit.
Apart from Jasprit Bumrah being the vice-captain for the Indian Test team, Mohammad Kaif has given a different name to be the No. 1 choice for the captaincy.
Speaking his opinion on the subject of Test captaincy, Kaif believes that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant is the one who is ‘worthy’ successor of Rohit for the role of leader in the red-ball format.
“From the current team, only Rishabh Pant is the contention to be Test captain. He’s worthy of it, whenever he’s played, he’s put the Indian team in front. Whichever number he comes to play, he’s ready to play a match-winning knock. He’s scored in all types of conditions be it England, Australia or South Africa. Be it seaming to turning tracks, he’s a complete batter,” said Kaif on his Instagram Live.
“When Rishabh Pant will be playing his last Test match, he will retire as a legend. He’s shown that already, his keeping has improved drastically. Till he was at the crease, New Zealand didn’t breathe easy. Hence, I believe from the current lot, if you’re looking for a future captain, Rishabh Pant deserves to be Rohit Sharma’s successor, especially in Test cricket,” he added.
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