Sanjay Manjrekar said that Rohit Sharma is fit for the job if his leadership skills are taken into account, but fitness will be a challenge for him. Indian cricket fans were disappointed when Virat Kohli announced that he was stepping down as the captain of the Test team. The announcement was made after India lost the three-match Test series against South Africa. In a long emotional post, Kohli expressed his gratitude towards Ravi Shastri BCCI and former India captain MS Dhoni. Now, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar discussed with ESPNCricinfo who can take over the captaincy of the team from Kohli.
Manjrekar said Test cricket is sacred to all and a decision on captaincy will be considered. He added that the captaincy of Test cricket will not go directly to KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant, instead, it will be Rohit Sharma who will lead the Indian Test team. However, he added that Rahul and Pant will be ‘captains in waiting’.
Manjrekar believes that the road is not going to be easy for Rohit as well, as physical fitness will be a big challenge for him. According to Manjrekar, ‘Hitman’ is fit for the job if his leadership skills are to be taken into account, but as far as his fitness is concerned, he has to cover a lot.
Manjrekar further said that since Kohli has abruptly stepped down, Rohit will play the role of captain for the Indian team in the next Test. And as far as the team’s schedule is concerned, India will play its next Test match against Sri Lanka on February 25 at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
If he takes over, the Test match will not only mark Rohit’s first Test as captain, but also Kohli’s 100th in the longest format of cricket.
Last year, Kohli had already stepped down from captaincy in limited overs cricket and Rohit was made the captain. Along with this, Kohli also released a video in which he left the reins of his IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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