Virat Kohli Back As Test Captain? Ex-Chief Selector's 'Beyond Rohit Sharma' Message For BCCI

11.07.2023 - 03:25 sports.ndtv.com

Former Indian cricket team chief selector MSK Prasad believes that Virat Kohli should be considered as an option to replace Rohit Sharma as skipper.

Rohit succeeded Kohli as India skipper back in 2022 but following disappointing performances in the T20 World Cup and the World Test Championship (WTC) final, questions have been asked about his leadership.

Prasad said in a recent interaction that Kohli should be considered as a viable option to take over the captaincy in case the team is looking to replace Rohit and even referenced the return of Ajinkya Rahane as the Test vice-captain. “Why not Virat Kohli?

When Ajinkya Rahane can come back and become the vice-captain, then why not Virat Kohli? I don't know what the mindset of Virat is on captaincy.

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