India’s New Test Captain – KL Rahul on Test Captaincy? India stand-in ODI skipper KL Rahul on Tuesday said that it would be a huge responsibility for him if he is made the Test captain. Rahul’s comments come days after Kohli announced his decision to stand down as India’s Test captain – Follow India Cricket LIVE Updates & IND vs SA ODI Series LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
“I had not given it a thought till the names came out, till the articles or news have been doing the rounds. Obviously, I had the opportunity to lead the Test side in Johannesburg and it was really special. The result did not go our way but it was a great learning experience for me and it would be something I will always be proud of,” Rahul said during a virtual press conference.
“Leading the country is always special for anyone and I am no different. Yes, it would be a huge responsibility if given to me (being the Test captain). It is something that is exciting, I am not really looking to anything forward, I am just focusing on the present,” he added.
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India’s New Test Captain: KL Rahul says, ‘Huge responsibility if I am made Test captain, it would be very exciting’
KL Rahul on Test Captaincy? India and South Africa will lock horns in a three-match ODI series, with the first match set to be played on Wednesday in Paarl.
Earlier, the Proteas had defeated India 2-1 in the Test series.
Rahul had replaced Rohit Sharma as skipper for the upcoming ODI series after the Hitman was ruled out due to a hamstring injury.
Pacer Jasprit Bumrah will serve as Rahul’s deputy in the series.
Big Indian Cricket Debate – India’s NEW Test Captain? Indian cricket is going through massive transition. The cricket fraternity, former cricketers, cricket pundits and fans alike are debating on just one thing – who should be appointed India’s Next Test Captain? Everyday new contenders are thrown in the ring making the situation more confusing & intriguing according to few BCCI officials.
- Former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar wants young Rishabh Pant as captain.
- Dilip Vengsarkar’s choice is Rohit Sharma or Ravichandran Ashwin.
- Former Secretary of the board Sanjay Jagdale feels KL Rahul should be the next captain.
- Yuvraj Singh has voted in favor of Rishabh Pant
- For Harbhajan Singh Rohit is the best candidate
- If these names are not enough, their are few who are throwing name of Jasprit Bumrah as perfect choice to be the India’s next captain.
“We can’t understand this. Everyone is throwing different names for captaincy. They don’t understand one basic thing. Rohit Sharma was appointed vice-captain for the test team for a reason. If the selectors don’t see a leader in him, why they would have appointed him in place of Ajinkya Rahane”, said miffed BCCI official.
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