Who should become the next captain of the Test team in place of Rohit Sharma? Veteran cricketer took a shocking name

Rishabh Pant: Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has chosen wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant as the Test captain as the successor of Rohit Sharma. He said that Pant should lead Team India in the longest format of cricket. Pant has been performing consistently well in Tests for the last few years, which has increased his claim to be the top contender to succeed Rohit in Tests. Rohit is under pressure as captain after losing the three-match Test series against New Zealand. He is also 37 years old, so he can retire from this format soon.

India now has to play the five-match Border-Gavaskar series against Australia, for which the selectors have appointed Rohit as the captain and fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah as the vice-captain. Kaif said that after Rohit Sharma, Pant is the best option to become the captain of India. He said that Rishabh has already proved himself in Australia, England and South Africa.

Kaif feels that Pant has all the qualities to become the next Test captain of India 🇮🇳#RishabhPant pic.twitter.com/TezTan5B68

— CricXtasy (@CricXtasy) November 4, 2024

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Pant is the only contender to become captain- Kaif

Kaif said, 'In the current Test team, only Rishabh Pant is a contender to become the captain. He has played many match-winning innings and proved himself in England, Australia and South Africa. Be it seaming or turning track, he bats freely. Pant was the leading run-scorer in the three-match Test series against New Zealand and was one of the positives for India despite their 0-3 defeat.

Pant has made a strong comeback

Pant has made a strong comeback after recovering from a horrific car accident. He is the highest run-scorer in the domestic season, where he has scored 422 runs in ten innings at an average of 46.88 and a strike rate of 86.47. This includes three fifties and one century. In his career so far, this left-handed player has proved his batting prowess by scoring brilliant centuries in Australia, England and South Africa and has also made the record of most centuries scored by an Indian wicketkeeper in Test matches.

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