India New Test Captain: Bharat Arun picks 3 players- Former India bowling coach has picked 3 players who can lead Team India in the longest format. Surprisingly, he left out star pacer Jasprit Bumrah for the leadership race. Follow IND vs WI LIVE score updates on InsideSport.IN
India New Test Captain: Ex-bowling coach Bharat Arun picks 3 players who can lead India, leaves out Jasprit Bumrah- check out
“Bumrah is somebody who has got a mind to do it (captaincy). But giving a captaincy to Bumrah.. would he be able to sustain all three formats all the time? That’s the question you would have because Bumrah is a bowler who we need to take care of,” Arun told News9.
“He needs to be given sufficient breaks between matches and between series to stay fresh. Taking that into account, I’m not too sure if he can be the captain,” he added.
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He, however, felt that a batsman should take care of the leadership role in the Test format. He chose KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant & Shreyas depending on their form.
“If you look at KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer.. between three of them, any one of them has got the quality to lead the side. It depends on how they are faring at a particular point of time. I would rather prefer a batsman because he can play in all three formats without being rested for any series to take the mantle of captaincy,” said Arun.
India will next host Sri Lanka for two-match Test series in February-March after the upcoming white-ball series against West Indies at home. Rohit Sharma, the white-ball captain, leads the captaincy race for red-ball format.
Meanwhile, questions are looming about the vice-captaincy role after KL Rahul was criticised for losing in the South Africa series (Test loss & ODI series whitewash).
India New Test Captain: Ex-bowling coach Bharat Arun picks 3 players who can lead India, leaves out Jasprit Bumrah- check out
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