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Indian national cricket team captain Rohit Sharma has been in the news for a while now, but there has been no progress with him. His captaincy and his place in the team came under a lot of scrutiny after a poor performance in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
According to a report in The Indian Express, it is understood that a senior player in the team is ready to serve as captain on an interim basis. Although the name of the player is not yet known, he is ready to take over as a temporary option in all talks related to Rohit Sharma’s retirement.
Gautam Gambhir has harsh words for players after Melbourne Test defeat
According to reports, the Indian dressing room was in chaos after the Indian national cricket team suffered a disastrous defeat in the Melbourne Test match. It is reported that head coach Gautam Gambhir had a harsh assessment of the player, saying his performance was not good enough.
Rohit Sharma, who missed the first Test in Perth due to the birth of his child, joined the team in Adelaide. In his absence, Jasprit Bumrah captained the team and led India to victory. But since the first test, some players have been eyeing the captain role and have publicly mentioned that they want to do something special in the ongoing tour.
One veteran player describes himself as “Mr. Fix” and doesn’t want any younger players to take over leadership roles
A senior player who has taken it upon himself to take charge of the team has reportedly described himself as “Mr Fix” and is understood to be unconvinced that younger players are ready to take over leadership roles. So he wanted to take over temporarily.
This all comes after Rohit Sharma’s extremely poor performance in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. He joined the team in Adelaide and decided to bat in the middle order so that KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal could continue to open the innings, especially after their heroic performance in Perth.
Rohit Sharma may consider his future after tour ends
Rohit failed to score in the two overs in the middle overs and decided to open things up in the final over in Melbourne. However, the same fate happened and he suffered defeat in both games, which left him facing a lot of criticism for taking decisions for his own benefit and not delivering on his promises.
In the ongoing series against Australia, Rohit has scored just 32 runs in Australia’s 5 innings with scores of just 3, 6, 10, 3 and 9. Even before the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, his form looked poor, scoring just 42 runs in four innings against Bangladesh and 91 in three games against New Zealand, Both series are played at home.
It is also reported that Rohit Sharma is likely to take a conference call about his future after the tour. The final match of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played in Sydney on January 3, which will be a perfect opportunity for the Indian team and captain Rohit to make a comeback.
