Team India captain Rohit Sharma is currently in quarantine after being found COVID-19 positive in Leicester City during the four-day practice against Leicestershire. The rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston is set to begin on Friday (July 1) and it is still uncertain whether Rohit Sharma will be fit enough to lead the side.
A health update was provided by the cricketer’s daughter Samaira, with close attention to Rohit’s health ahead of the Test. Journalists in Britain asked him what Rohit was doing.
Innocent Samaira revealed that her father was sleeping in the room. Watch the video of Samaira providing an update on Rohit here. Fans are very fond of this video and are already going viral.
#RohitSharma daughter #samaira today at #leicester she is so cute my father is resting in the room GOT #covid positive @RightSajdeh @ImRo45 #Engwind @ITGDsports pic.twitter.com/Tbpu0HSUIQ— krishna sai (@krishna19348905) June 27, 2022
Rohit was part of the team In the recently concluded tour game against Leicestershire. On the last day of the game, he did not participate as he was diagnosed with COVID-19 and was asked to remain in isolation. In all likelihood, a decision on who will lead India in the upcoming Test could be taken today as selector Chetan Sharma arrives in the UK.
With question marks over the availability of captain Rohit Sharma for the fifth Test against England starting July 1 at Edgbaston, India’s captaincy puzzles ahead of the high-stakes competition.
India lead 2-1 in the five-match Test series, and a win or even a draw will help them win the series, but a defeat will certainly not demoralize them given the busy season and the crucial World Test Championship (WTC). Will increase ) Points at stake. The Indian team management is hopeful that he will recover in time for the Test, but if he fails to do so, it will be a difficult situation for India as vice-captain KL Rahul has also been ruled out due to a back injury. .
On Monday, India were to include opener Mayank Agarwal in the squad in Birmingham as cover for Sharma. While India’s squad still has some members who can step in to fill the void, it remains to be seen how things pan out in the next few days.
Among the major contenders for the role of captain should Sharma continue his recovery process is pacer Jasprit Bumrah. It will be a historic moment for Indian cricket as the talisman will become the first fast bowler after bowler great Kapil Dev to lead the Indian Test team in nearly three decades, according to the ICC.
The 28-year-old Bumrah was earlier made the vice-captain during India’s tour of South Africa during the ODI series, with KL leading the team in Rahul Sharma’s absence. He was also the vice-captain during the Test and T20I series against Sri Lanka, serving as the vice-captain of Sharma.
However, it will still be a big challenge for Bumrah to captain the side, who has played 29 Tests at the international level so far. He has not yet worn the leadership cap for India in any format, and has not even captained a team in the IPL. On the other hand, India wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is a rising star and is being groomed as the captain of the future. Having received guidance from none other than former Australia captain Ricky Ponting in the Indian Premier League and leading Delhi Capitals for two seasons, Pant has enough captaincy experience to lead the side when needed.
(with IANS inputs)