Delhi: The ongoing speculation about the captaincy of the Test team has now come to an end. According to reports, when the Indian team goes to play a five -Test series on the tour of England in June, Rohit Sharma will be the captain. Since the Australia series, there were speculations that Rohit could be removed from the captaincy of Red Ball cricket, as he neither appeared effective as captain in the recent Test series nor could perform any special performance as a batsman. However, the BCCI has rejected these speculation and has decided to keep Rohit the captain at the moment.
According to reports, the Indian team will be commanded by Rohit Sharma in the Test series starting in Headingley from June 20. India won the last Test series in England in 2007, and since then the team has not won any series there. Rohit’s performance as a captain has also been weak in the recent two Test series. The Indian team had to face defeat in the domestic series and Australia tour against New Zealand, and in these matches, Rohit could not do anything special with the bat.
Rohit has scored just 164 runs in 10 Tests played between September 2024 and January 2025. Especially on the tour of Australia, his performance was very poor, where he scored just 31 runs at an average of 6.2. This is the worst average ever for any Indian captain. Rohit, who is struggling with poor form, also played the Ranji Trophy match for Mumbai in late January, but the situation did not change there either. He could score only 31 runs in two innings against Jammu and Kashmir.
At the same time, the picture of the Indian team for England tour can be clear in the final phase of IPL 2025. Ajit Agarkar, the head of the selection committee, will select India A team for two four -day practice matches against England Lions. These matches will be played before the Test series and some of India’s leading players will be included so that they can get a chance to prepare better.
According to sources associated with BCCI, the names of the team going to England may be announced during the knockout matches of IPL 2025 or immediately after. IPL playoffs will be played on 20, 21 and 23 May, while the final will be held on 25 May.
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