Players who can replace Rohit Sharma as India's Test captain

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India got a crushing defeat against Australia in the final match of the ICC World Test Championship 2023. After facing defeat against Australia, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma was criticized by many people. Many people said that Rohit Sharma should be removed from the Indian Test captaincy.

Let me tell you, Rohit Sharma was appointed the captain of the Indian team in 2022. He was given this position when Virat Kohli resigned as Test captain. Rohit Sharma has done very well as Test captain but he has not won a single ICC trophy under his captaincy. That's why it is being suggested to remove Rohit Sharma from Indian Test captaincy Agra it happens, If this happens, then such players who can become India's Test captains in place of Rohit Sharma will be told about them in this article.

Players who can replace Rohit Sharma as India's Test captain

1. Rishabh Pant

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Rishabh Pant can be the next Test captain of India. At the age of just 25, Rishabh Pant has won India many Test matches and his wicketkeeping is also very good. Pant has also scored Test centuries in England, South Africa and Australia. Looking at his future, it can be said that Rishabh Pant can very well replace Rohit Sharma in Test cricket. Rishabh Pant also has a lot of experience of captaining in Indian domestic cricket and Indian Premier League.

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2. Ravichandran Ashwin

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Ravichandran Ashwin is counted among the most experienced spinners in the world. He has won the Indian team many matches with his deadly bowling. Ravichandran Ashwin did not get a chance to play in the final of the World Test Championship 2023. The best thing about Ravichandran Ashwin is that he has a lot of experience in international cricket and can easily replace Rohit Sharma as the Test captain. The same was seen in 2007 when at the age of 33, Anil Kumble replaced Rahul Dravid in the Test captaincy.

3. Virat Kohli

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Virat Kohli left the captaincy of the Indian Test team in early 2022. , It was later revealed that there were some issues between the BCCI officials and Kohli which reportedly led to his relinquishing the Test captaincy. Kohli returned as the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore for a few matches in the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League. And the management of BCCI has changed even now. If the new selectors and chairman can convince Kohli, then he could be the best option to captain Team India.

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