Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket on 7 May. On 10 May, news broke that Virat Kohli had also expressed his desire to retire from Test cricket to the BCCI. However, the board is busy convincing him. If Virat also retires, then apart from Ravindra Jadeja, there will be no senior player left in the Test team who has played more than 60 Tests.
In such a situation, the big question is who will replace Rohit and Virat in the playing-11? According to the news agency, ‘Shubman Gill can be made the captain of the Test team and Rishabh Pant the vice-captain. Given Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness, it is difficult to give him a leadership role. A BCCI source said that if Bumrah does not become the captain, then there is no point in making him the vice-captain.
Rohit Sharma retired from Tests on 7 May. He has been opening in red ball cricket for the last 6 years. KL Rahul can replace him permanently in the opening position. He opened with Yashasvi Jaiswal on the Australia tour. Shubman can also return to opening.