Rohit Sharma on Saturday said he is not thinking about Test captaincy now even as he is being tipped as the front runner for the role. Speaking on the eve of the ODI series against the West Indies, Rohit said his focus is currently on the limited-overs series against the Caribbeans and Sri Lanka at home.
Rohit Sharma took over India’s full-time limited-overs captaincy after Virat Kohli quit T20i captaincy and was sacked as ODI captain. He is likely to take over as Test captain as Virat Kohli quit from the top job in an unforeseen manner earlier in January as he announced his decision a day after India lost a Test series in South Africa.
Rohit was appointed as the vice-captain of the Test team in December 2021 after Ajnkya Rahane was sacked as captain due to poor form last year. However, Rohit was not able to travel to South Africa due to a hamstring injury.
Questions are being asked of Rohit’s fitness as the star opener had missed several high-profile series in the recent past due to injury concerns. With a T20 World Cup and 50-over World Cup coming in 2022 and 2023, respectively, Rohit needs to be at his fittest best to lead the team in white-ball formats.
When asked if he is open to taking up Test captaincy as well, Rohit also shed light on workload management.
Kohli was the last India captain to lead the team in all formats. He led the Test team from 2014 to 2022 while he was the captain of the limited-overs sides between 2017 and 2021.
“There’s time for that. My focus is on limited-overs cricket. Workload management is important. We could lose a few series because we need to keep changing players, but we’re ready for that,” Rohit told reporters from Ahmedabad on Saturday.
“Forget Test captaincy for now. I have no idea for now. Like I said, there is the West Indies and Sri Lanka series, for now, to focus on,” he added.
Rohit will lead India as a full-time captain for the first time in ODI cricket when India and West Indies meet in the 1000th match of the Asian giants in ODI cricket on Sunday in Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly said the selectors will take a call on India’s next Test and the announcement will be made in due course.
India next play Tests when they take on a visiting Sri Lankan team in March.
“Obviously, there are certain parameters of leadership and whoever fits the bill will be the next Indian Test captain. I believe selectors will have a name in mind and they will discuss it with office-bearers – President and Secretary – and it will be announced in due course of time,” Ganguly told the PTI earlier this week.
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