Mumbai . If Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma is unable to play in the upcoming Perth Test of the BorderGavaskar Trophy against Australia, then Jasprit Bumrah will captain this match. This information was given by Indian team head coach Gautam Gambhir. The Perth Test will be the first Test of the fivematch series to be played between the two teams.
Due to personal reasons, it is not clear at the moment whether Rohit Sharma will play the first Test match against Australia. For this reason, the name of vicecaptain Jasprit Bumrah has come forward for captaincy in the first match.
Giving this information, head coach Gautam Gambhir said that if Rohit Sharma is not available in the first test, then vicecaptain Jasprit Bumrah will take charge of the team.
Gambhir said these things in a press conference before departure. He said, “At the moment there is no confirmation about Rohit not playing. Hopefully he will be available. If Rohit is not available then we will take a decision closer to the first Test. KL Rahul is in the team. Abhimanyu is in the team.” We will try to field the best possible playing eleven.”
Let us tell you that Bumrah had earlier captained India in the rescheduled fifth Test against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham in 2022. At that time, Rohit was excluded from playing the match due to Corona epidemic.
When Gambhir was asked who would play the role of captain in Rohit's absence, he said, “Jasprit Bumrah is the vicecaptain and will lead the team if Rohit Sharma is not available.”
Gambhir also praised KL Rahul's ability to perform well at any position in the batting order.
He said, “You can also go with experienced players. I think it is a man's quality that he can really bat at the top of the order. You can bat at number three, and he can actually bat at number six.” Can bat at any position, so you need a lot of talent to do that kind of thing, and he has kept wickets in the oneday format as well.”
Gambhir said, “So imagine how many countries have players like KL Rahul who can actually open the batting and also bat at number six. So I think if the need arises, he can do that for us.” “Can work, especially if Rohit is not available for the first Test match.”
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