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Ex-India Star Picks "24-Carat Gold" Player To Succeed Rohit Sharma As Test Captain

Former Indian cricket team opener Aakash Chopra believes that Rishabh Pant can end up replacing Rohit Sharma as the Test captain in the near future. Chopra went on to call Pant a '24-carat gold' Test cricketer and said that a 'gamechanger' like the wicket-keeper batter can be perfect as a long-term replacement of Rohit. Chopra also named Shubman Gill as a possible alternative along with Pant and although not much is known about his captaincy skills, the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season will see the opener lead Gujarat Titans after the departure of Hardik Pandya. On the other hand, Pant is expected to make his long-awaited return from injury and he will also be leading the Delhi Capitals franchise.

Shikhar Dhawan Turns 38: Reliving The Career Highlights Of Indian Team's 'Gabbar'

Over the course of its 90-year international cricket history, Team India has progressed from being the ultimate underdog to producing some of the world's top cricketers, blessed with absolute grace with the willow or bamboozling with the bowl. India has never been short of cricketing talent or star power. Every decade produced multiple talents, including CK Nayadu, Vinoo Mankad, Vijay Hazare, MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virat Kohli.

"Didn't Remove Virat Kohli From Captaincy": Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, Says "He Wasn't..."

Last year, Indian cricket saw a very controversial episode as Virat Kohli stepped down from Test captaincy. The manner in which Virat Kohli's captaincy stint in the Indian team ended left a lot of questions. While the talismanic batter had himself decided to leave India's T20 captaincy, he was subsequently not persisted with in the ODI format also. Not long after, Kohli announced the decision to step down as the team's Test skipper too.

Hardik Pandya Is "Rare Talent, He Is Rarely Seen On Ground": Ex-India Star's Epic Trolling Of All-rounder

Hardik Pandya is a very important player in the Indian cricket team. The star fast bowling all-rounder provides a balance to the side like no other players can. He is currently among the top all-rounders in the world. However, the star all-rounder has been injury-prone too. He had a length injury break before making a comeback in the IPL and the Indian cricket team. In the recently-concluded ODI Cricket World Cup 2023, Hardik Pandya was supposed to play a crucial role as a finisher with the bat and the sixth bowling option.

"Behuda Sawaal": Ex-India Star Lashes Out At Fan Comparing Travis Head With Virender Sehwag

Travis Head had a great role in Australia beating India in the ODI Cricket World Cup final. The star opener scored 137 off 120 balls as Australia chased down a 241-run target against India in just 43 overs. The win gave Australia their sixth ODI Cricket World Cup title. Travis Head finished the tournament with 329 runs in six matches and contributed with the ball too. However, former Indian cricket team star Ajay Jadeja was not amused when a fan during a YouTube live asked him whether Travis Head was a replica of Virender Sehwag.

"Even If Rain Stops...": Ravichandran Ashwin Tells All To 'Hang Tight' As Cyclone Michuang Impacts Lives

Cyclone Michuang has caused mayhem in Tamil Nadu and other states. On Monday, it severely affected lives in Tamil Nadu. Other Indian states like Andhra Pradesh and Odisha is likely to be heavily impacted by the storm. So far, at least eight people have died in rain-related incidents in Chennai. A severe cyclonic storm has the potential to cause uprooting of small and medium trees, large-scale damage to hutments and mud houses, and partial damage to telephone and electric poles.

Ignored For South Africa Tour, India Star's Career "Not Looking Good" Feels Ex-Opener

The Indian squads for the Tour of South Africa, starting December 10, bears a distinct look. This is one of the first instances for India when there will be three captains in three formats on a Tour. Rohit Sharma will lead in Tests while Suryakumar Yadav will captain in the T20I series. KL Rahul has been chosen as the skipper in the ODI series. India will play three ODIs, three T20Is and two Tests in South Africa.

Watch: Suryakumar Yadav Wins Hearts With Classy Gesture For Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma

Continuing a beautiful trend in the Indian team, Suryakumar Yadav won hearts on social media with his beautiful gesture after India sealed the 5-match T20I series against Australia 4-1. India's nervy victory in the 5th T20I helped the nation some wounds that Australia had inflicted by beating Rohit Sharma's side in the final of the Cricket World Cup 2023. After the match on Sunday, skipper Suryakumar handed the trophy to the newcomers in the team, Rinku Singh and Jitesh Sharma, as the entire team celebrated the triumph.

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Ex-India Star Picks "24-Carat Gold" Player To Succeed Rohit Sharma As Test Captain

Shikhar Dhawan Turns 38: Reliving The Career Highlights Of Indian Team's 'Gabbar'

"Didn't Remove Virat Kohli From Captaincy": Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, Says "He Wasn't..."

Hardik Pandya Is "Rare Talent, He Is Rarely Seen On Ground": Ex-India Star's Epic Trolling Of All-rounder

"Behuda Sawaal": Ex-India Star Lashes Out At Fan Comparing Travis Head With Virender Sehwag

"Even If Rain Stops...": Ravichandran Ashwin Tells All To 'Hang Tight' As Cyclone Michuang Impacts Lives

Ignored For South Africa Tour, India Star's Career "Not Looking Good" Feels Ex-Opener

Watch: Suryakumar Yadav Wins Hearts With Classy Gesture For Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma