Rohit Sharma’s future as Team India captain uncertain after ICC Champions Trophy: Report

Rohit Sharma will be the India cricket team’s captain for the ICC Champions Trophy. There is no doubt about it. However, the future remains uncertain. Things haven’t been going as well as everyone had hoped. His performance, both as a captain and a batter, hasn’t been up to the mark.

Things reached a point that the Indian captain dropped himself during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and head coach Gautam Gambhir and chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar agreed. In the aftermath of the Test defeat to Australia, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had a chat with all three regarding the future of Indian cricket.

BCCI meeting after BGT

A couple of things have been confirmed. Gambhir and his support staff will continue despite underwhelming results. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be part of India’s squad for the ICC Champions Trophy. Players have been told that they have to make themselves available for every match, international or domestic.

Rohit Sharma captain until ICC Champions Trophy?

The latest development is that the Indian captain was also brought up in the meeting. Suryakumar Yadav is the T20I captain, but Rohit Sharma remains the skipper in the other two formats. Well, until the ICC Champions Trophy. Given his performance, the BCCI isn’t sold on the idea of him continuing for long, especially if results don’t change.

“As of now, nothing is going to happen. However, the management is making up their mind on the captaincy going forward. After the Champions Trophy, if things don’t change, you might see some steps regarding captaincy,” a source told Sports Tak.

Virat Kohli & Rohit Sharma to continue in Tests

No decision has yet been taken on Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s Test careers. The BCCI wants Kohli to get among the runs and once again help Team India win matches, both home and away. However, as far as their Test retirement is concerned, no decision has been made. From all things considered, they’ll both play in the India vs. England Tests. “As far as Virat is concerned, he also needs to show some runs… but I don’t see both going off from Test,” the source added.