Gavaskar bats for Rohit Sharma for India captaincy
All’s not
well in the Indian cricket team it would seem, with reports coming from the
UAE, where the IPL is taking place, that not only R. Ashwin but two more senior
players are reported to have reservations over Virat Kohli’s captaincy.
First,
Ashwin’s name came as he had revolted against Kohli and had complained to the
BCCI secretary (Jay Shah) about feeling insecure.
Ashwin was
not included in the final eleven in any of the four Test matches in England.
Kohli had
fallout with the selectors for the inclusion of Ashwin in the T20 World Cup
squad as the Indian captain wanted leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal for the mega
event.
Kohli had
reportedly accused the player of not showing enough intent in the World Test
Championship
final against New Zealand in June this year.
Now, it is
also being reported in the media that Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane too
are not happy with Kohli in the team.
Pujara was dealing
with some harsh criticism for his slow batting and India’s Test deputy-skipper
Ajinkya Rahane was struggling to score runs in the longest format.
Both were
treated very harshly by the skipper in the dressing room, it was reported.
Interestingly,
the coach Ravi Shastri has failed to pacify the situation and Kohli has
announced to quit the captaincy after theWorld Cup.
Adding fuel
to the controversy, legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar has voiced his opinion to
change the captain for next month’s T20 World Cup in the UAE.
“I think (of)
Rohit Sharma (as captain) for the next two World Cups,” Gavaskar said on the
Star Sports show ‘Cricket Connected’.“You could say they (World Cups) are
back-to-back, one starting in a month and another exactly a year from now. So
clearly, yes, you don’t want to change too many captains at this particular
stage.”
“Rohit Sharma
would definitely be my choice for captaincy of the Indian team for both these
T20 World Cups,” Gavaskar said.
Source
Dailymirror.lk
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