{"id":34144,"date":"2022-01-17T08:30:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T03:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=34144"},"modified":"2022-01-17T01:11:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T20:11:54","slug":"india-eyes-next-test-captain-as-kohli-era-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/features\/india-eyes-next-test-captain-as-kohli-era-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"India eyes next Test captain as Kohli era ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Delhi-January 16(Online): After Virat Kohli\u2019s sudden resignation the spotlight turned to his likely successor as India Test captain on Sunday, with white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul favourites to take over the high-pressure job.<\/p>\n

According to media report, Kohli, 33, shocked the cricket-crazy nation on Saturday by stepping down following the team\u2019s 2-1 series loss in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The superstar batsman walks away as India\u2019s most successful Test leader, with 40 wins and 17 losses in 68 Tests as captain.<\/p>\n

“At the moment Rohit and Rahul are the only two names that come to mind” to succeed him, a senior official of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) told AFP on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

“We will have to sit and discuss to come up with Kohli\u2019s successor. Rohit is already the white-ball captain, so let\u2019s see.”<\/p>\n

Rohit, 34, took over the Twenty20 job from Kohli following India\u2019s World Cup exit, and later replaced him as captain in the 50-over format as well.<\/p>\n

KL Rahul led India in the second South Africa Test after Kohli missed the match due to injury.<\/p>\n

The 29-year-old Rahul will also be named captain for the upcoming three one-day matches in South Africa after Rohit, who has had fitness issues, failed to recover from an injury.<\/p>\n

Other names in contention include Rishabh Pant, who scored an unbeaten 100 — albeit for a losing cause — in the third Test in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar told TV channel India Today the wicketkeeper-batsman should be considered.<\/p>\n

“Tiger Pataudi was captain at the age of 21 under adverse circumstances but look what he did. He took to it like a duck to water,” Gavaskar told TV channel India Today.<\/p>\n

Pant “has the capability of taking Indian cricket forward and making it a very exciting team to watch,” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi-January 16(Online): After Virat Kohli\u2019s sudden resignation the spotlight turned to his likely successor as India Test captain on Sunday, with white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul favourites to take over the high-pressure job. According to media report, Kohli, 33, shocked the cricket-crazy […]<\/p>\n

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