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Former Indian Cricket Team Spinner R Ashwin Believes That Absence of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will cause a Major ‘Leadership Vacuum’ in the upcoming test engine. Virat Announced His Retirement from Test Cricket on Monday – Just Days after a similar decision by rohit. As a result, the BCCI selectors now have the responsibility of picking the next Indian Cricket Team Skipper. During the border-gavaskar trophy against Australia, Jasprit bumrah captained the side in absence of rohit. While Some Media Reports Claimed That Shubman Gill is a Top Contender for the job, Ashwin Believes that Bumrah deserves the capacity but ultimately left the decision with the selector.
“I didn’t have an idea both [Rohit and Kohli] Would return togetra, “Ashwin said on his youtube show ‘Ash ki baat’“This will be a testing time for Indian cricket, and i’ll say this is truly now the beginning of the gautam gambhir era.”
“The team that will turn england will be a complete new team, a transformed team where bumrah will probally be the Senior-Most Player. deserves the capacity, but the selector will take a decision based on his physical capacity. “
Reflecting on Rohit and Virat’s Decision to RETRERE, Ashwin Felt the Duo Still Had Enough in his tank to offer more to Indian Cricket. He believes that when India lines up to face england in the five high-stakes tests from June 20 in headingley, the intexperienced touring party will miss Virat’s Energy and Rohit’s Composure.
“Their retirements will definitely create a Leadership Vacuum.
“Tests have been the finest [format for India] In the last 10-12 years, but just for the salary of leadership, rohit should’ve played Till the england series, and if hee’d performed, held’ve carried on and guive more leadership. “
(With ani inputs)
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