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"He Will Be The Next Man": Sunil Gavaskar Picks 'Golden Goose' As India Captain After Rohit Sharma

Who will be the next India captain? After the Border Gavaskar Trophy, which India lost 1-3, that is the biggest question in Indian cricket corridors. India captain Rohit Sharma, after dropping himself from the last Test of the series, bravely declared that he just stood down and isn't going anywhere. But then, India won't play another Test until June (in England). By then, the next World Test Championship cycle would have started. Whether the BCCI selectors will retain Rohit as the captain is the question.

"Bitter Pill And We Have To Accept It": Ex-India Star On Test Series Loss To Australia

Australia reclaiming the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Sydney after ten years meant India couldn't achieve its ambition of making a three-peat of Test series wins on Australian soil. It was a tour where India's batting didn't click in unison, as seen from them being unable to go past the 200-run mark six out of nine times. Barring a few bright sparks from the willows of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy and KL Rahul to some extent, India's batting lacked the consistency, big scores and partnerships. Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (barring the hundred in Perth), and Shubman Gill had a tough time, while Rishabh Pant also struggled during the tour.

Sunil Joshi Wants India's Test Batters To Play More Domestic Matches

Sunil Joshi, the former India spinner who was chief selector during the 2-1 Test series win in Australia in 2020/21, believes the current Test team batters should play more domestic cricket matches, claiming that it would aid them in getting their run-making groove. India recently suffered a 3-1 Test series loss in Australia, where captain Rohit Sharma made just 31 runs in five innings, while Kohli, despite hitting an unbeaten century in India's 295-run win in Perth, made only 190 runs across all five matches.