Rohit Sharma sought an MS Dhoni-style Test cricket retirement on Wednesday but the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) refused.
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SHARMA SOUGHT TEST CRICKET RETIREMENT IKE DHONI BUT BCCI SAYS NO
Sharma sought the Test cricket retirement Dhoni had but the BCCI said no.
Furthermore, a report by Sky Sports said Sharma wanted to join Team India in its five-Test series at England and call it quits midway through the tour.
Moreover, this was the type of arrangement Dhoni had when he retired during the 2014 tour of Australia.
However, the BCCI rejected the idea that led it to retire the veteran star ahead of the series.
“Selectors wanted consistency during the series and offered Sharma the opportunity to go to the series, but not as captain. He decided to retire instead,” the report said.
BCCI HELD ‘INFORMAL TALKS’ WITH GILL, PANT FOR TEST CAPTAINCY: REPORT
The BCCI also held “informal talks” with Shubman Gill and Rishabh for India’s Test captaincy following Sharma and Virat Kohli’s Test retirement, the report said.
Moreover, the selection committee is expected to announce India’s new Test captain around Friday.
Furthermore, earlier reports indicated that Jasprit Bumrah is also crowding Gill as the next posible India Test captain.
“One selector at the BCCI has reservations over giving Gill the captaincy, given that his place on the side is not guaranteed,” the report said.
It added that the BCCI selector quoted in the report suggested that Gill “would be better suited to the vice-captaincy role.”
GAVASKAR CONVINCED IPL BEST PLACE TO TRAIN FUTURE INDIA TEST CAPTAINS
Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar is convinced that the Indian Premier League (IPL) is the best place to train future India Test captains.
Furthermore, the 75-year-old India cricket legend acknowledged that Kohli’s Test retirement created a major void in India’s Test team.
Moreover, he is still believes that stars like Gill, Pant and Shreyas Iyer will develop at the IPL to become potential leaders in the future.
“It would take a couple of years (to groom future leaders) to get to the level of our super captains (MS DHoni, Rohit, Virat),” Gavaskar said.
“When you see Gill, Iyer and Pant, three main pretenders to Indian captaincy you see an amalgamation of all three (Dhoni, Rohit, Virat). Gill probably is more competitive, when there is a decision, he is asking the umpire right away,” he added.
