India vs England: Jasprit Bumrah to lead India, Rohit Sharma ruled out of fifth Test after testing Covid positive again

Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the game after testing positive for COVID-19 for the second time on Wednesday. The last pacer-captain that India had was the great Kapil Dev, who was removed from captaincy in 1987. Since then India has never had a speed merchant leading the team in traditional cricket. "Rohit is out of this Test match, starting July 1, as his RT-PCR test has come positive again. He is still in isolation. Jasprit Bumrah, who is one of the vice-captains in absence of KL Rahul, will lead the team," a senior BCCI official told PTI on conditions of anonymity.

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Bumrah will be the 36th cricketer to lead India in the longest-format since the country first played in 1932. The Gujarat pacer, who has 123 wickets in 29 Tests, has grown into world's best fast bowlers. The Chairman of selectors Chetan Sharma had already said that he is being groomed as a future leader. Fast bowlers have not been traditionally given the job in India unlike in Pakistan where their greatest skipper was Imran Khan. Legends like Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis also led the national side.

In the West Indies, Courtney Walsh led the side for a considerable amount of time and world number one Pat Cummins is now leading Australia in the longest format. Cheteshwar Pujara or Hanuma Vihari to open with Shubman GillWith the experienced Rohit out of the