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Make Jasprit Bumrah Captain Over Rohit Sharma? Sunil Gavaskar's Bold Suggestion For Australia Tour

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has suggested that India should appoint a new captain for the entire Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia if Rohit Sharma is unable to make it to the first couple of Tests. Rohit's participation in the opening Test in Perth is in doubt due to personal reasons. In this scenario, following India's humiliating 0-3 home series whitewash at the hands of New Zealand, Gavaskar has proposed that India need to be united under one captain for an entire series.

Virat Kohli Last Played Ranji Trophy In 2012, Sachin Tendulkar In 2013: Stat Gets More Glaring After NZ Loss

The gruelling Test tour of South Africa had finished in early January of 2007 and towards the end of that month, India were playing West Indies in a bilateral ODI series as a tune-up to the 50-over World Cup set to be played in the Caribbean in a month and a half's time. India played four ODIs on January 21, 24, 27 and 31 at Nagpur, Chennai, Cuttack and Vadodara. On February 1, four members of that team -- Sachin Tendulkar, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar and Sourav Ganguly were all taking a flight from Vadodara to Mumbai.

Ajit Agarkar Reaches Wankhede, Has Intense Chat With Gautam Gambhir After 0-3 Loss

Team India has been facing severe criticism after facing the historic clean sweep against New Zealand in a three-match Test series. Chasing 147 on Day 3 of the third Test in Mumbai, India got bundled out for 121 and lost the game by 25 runs, resulting in a 0-3 whitewash, their first in a home Test series since South Africa's 2-0 win in 1999-2000. This was also for the first time India have been swept 0-3 in in a home series.

BCCI To Take Big Step On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja And R Ashwin - Report Makes Huge Claim

The future of some senior India players will be decided after the tour of Australia as the BCCI evaluates the shocking 0-3 drubbing against New Zealand at home while rolling out a structured phaseout policy before the start of the next WTC cycle. There is a high possibility that the five-match Test series against Australia could be the final one for at least two of the four seniors among Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, who are in the last leg of their international careers. "Look, I don't think we can look that far ahead. It's important to focus on the next series, which is Australia," Rohit said when asked for his thoughts on India's Test future given there is limited time left in his captaincy.

Ajit Agarkar Sent Loud Message By Overlooked 3-Format India Star On Test Snub

The competition for places in the Indian team doesn't seem to be easing even as some of the senior stars bid goodbye to the game. No matter the format, it's as tough as ever to seal a spot in the Indian team. Mukesh Kumar, who became a 3-format player for India on the tour of West Indies last year, sent a loud and clear message to the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee with a brilliant show in domestic competitions. First Duleep Trophy and then the Irani Cup, Mukesh has been knocking on the selectors' doors for a while.

Ajit Agarkar And Co. Snub Two Performing Stars For Bangladesh T20Is, Face Heat On Internet

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a 15-member T20I squad for the upcoming series against Bangladesh following the end of the ongoing two-match Test series. The absence of some of the performing stars from the team, particularly Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan, saw fans vent their anger on social media, taking a swipe at selection committee chief Ajit Agarkar for the decision. Right-handed batter Suryakumar Yadav continues to lead the team in the shortest format of the game while Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma were picked as the wicketkeeper-batters in the side. But, the absence of Ruturaj and Ishan left fans completely baffled.

BCCI To Unleash 156.7 Kmph Pace Sensation vs Bangladesh? Report Is Revealing

Mayank Yadav's chances of making an India debut might be getting closer with the selectors including him in a special camp to be held at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru ahead of the T20I series against Bangladesh. Mayank, who burst onto the scene in IPL 2024 with six wickets in his first two games, has suffered lengthy injuries. However, with the speedster - who clocked 156.7 kmph during the IPL - coming back into rhythm, he is reportedly in the mix to feature in the India squad.

India Superstar Practices With Red Ball, Hints At Long-Awaited Test Comeback In Australia

Star India all-rounder Hardik Pandya on Thursday posted a video of himself bowling with the red-ball during a training session in England, triggering speculation over his return to Test cricket. Pandya bowling with the red cherry evoked a lot of interest on social media after the 30-year-old posted a series of stories on Instagram. The injury-prone all-rounder hasn't played Test cricket since September 2018 and underwent a lower back surgery in 2019.

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Make Jasprit Bumrah Captain Over Rohit Sharma? Sunil Gavaskar's Bold Suggestion For Australia Tour

Virat Kohli Last Played Ranji Trophy In 2012, Sachin Tendulkar In 2013: Stat Gets More Glaring After NZ Loss

Ajit Agarkar Reaches Wankhede, Has Intense Chat With Gautam Gambhir After 0-3 Loss

BCCI To Take Big Step On Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja And R Ashwin - Report Makes Huge Claim

Ajit Agarkar Sent Loud Message By Overlooked 3-Format India Star On Test Snub

Ajit Agarkar And Co. Snub Two Performing Stars For Bangladesh T20Is, Face Heat On Internet

BCCI To Unleash 156.7 Kmph Pace Sensation vs Bangladesh? Report Is Revealing

India Superstar Practices With Red Ball, Hints At Long-Awaited Test Comeback In Australia