Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has said that Rohit Sharma should be India’s next Test captain, provided that the senior batter maintains his fitness.
Virat Kohli stepped down as India’s Test skipper earlier this month.
Rohit was appointed as India’s Test vice-captain last month ahead of the South Africa tour but he was ruled out of the fixtures against Proteas in all the formats.
KL Rahul was then appointed Kohli’s deputy ahead of the tour of South Africa. But after Virat stepped down from Test captaincy, the search for next leader has begun.
To this, Shastri came forward and shared his view.
“If Rohit is fit, why can’t he be the captain in Tests too. He was appointed vice-captain for the South Africa series but he couldn’t go there because of injuries. So why not, if he was made the vice-captain, why can’t he be promoted to captaincy.” Shastri told India Today.
He also added that Rishabh Pant should be kept in the mind of the selectors when team management will be discussing the future captain.
“Rishabh is a tremendous young player. As a coach, I was very fond of him, his attitude and the good thing about him was that he would always listen to you.
“A lot of people say, he always does what he wants but that’s not true. He reads the game well and would always put my team effort first than self. So, he should always be kept in mind for leadership,” Shastri added.
