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Indian cricket recently experienced a tussle between former India skipper Virat Kohli and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Things now seem to be under control as Rohit Sharma has been made the leader of the Indian Test team. It is important to mention, that earlier, just a day after Indian Test team’s 2-1 loss against South Africa, Kohli had decided to step down as Test skipper of the Indian team.
In a situation like this, former India cricketer Saba Karim spoke on the matter and according to him, Kohli’s decision to step down as the captain of the Indian Test team “forced” BCCI “to change split captaincy plans.”
Saba speaks
"BCCI was forced to change split captaincy plans after Virat Kohli's sudden resignation from Test captaincy. Kohli was not expected to leave the red-ball captaincy and because of his resignation, India had to make Rohit Sharma the skipper across formats,” Karim was quoted while speaking in a video on YouTube channel Khelneeti.
“Sharma is an ideal candidate for the leadership role and we can groom youngsters under him. Giving vice-captaincy opportunities to the likes of KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah shows that the grooming process has begun,” Karim further added.
According to Karim, the decision to make Rohit Sharma the new Test captain of the Indian team, was taken “as there were no other frontrunners for the post.”
“At times there are statements like there is a lot of pressure on an Indian captain and there should be split captaincy. But then, a new all-format captain is announced. I believe that the selectors have made Rohit Sharma the captain, as there were no other frontrunners for the post," he explained.
India's domination
In the recently-concluded ODI and T20I series the Indian team whitewashed West Indies as they claimed 3-0 series victories in both ODI and T20I series.
Indian cricket team under the leadership of Rohit Sharma will now take on Sri Lanka in a three-match T20I series and the T20I series will start on February 24, in Lucknow.
After the completion of the T20I series, the two teams will face each other in a two-match Test series. The Test series is scheduled to start on March 4, in Mohali.
