Ravichandran Ashwin has supported Jasprit Bumrah as a possible new test captain after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s unpredictable retirement from Test cricket. Both batting stallwarts declared their retirement within each other, Rohit followed the suit last Wednesday and with Kohli a few days later with the announcement of Instagram.Ashwin expressed surprise at the retirement of the two players simultaneously and saw the time ahead for Indian cricket.“I had no idea that both [Rohit and Kohli] Will retire together. This will be a test time for Indian cricket, and I would say that it is really the beginning of now Gautam serious era“Ashwin said on his YouTube show ‘Ash Ki Baat’.Recent reports show that Shubman Gill is a leading candidate for the captain, despite Bumrah’s experience, Rohit’s deputy in the Prime Border-gavaskar trophyWhere he served as a stand-in captain in Perth and led the team in Sydney when Rohit was unavailable.Quiz: Who is that IPL player?“The team that will visit England will be a completely new team, a converted team where Bumrah will probably be the most player. He is clearly one of the captaincy options; I think he is entitled to captaincy, but the selectors will make a decision based on their physical ability,” Ashwin said.Ashwin believes that both Rohit and Virat had more to contribute to Indian cricket. He expressed concern about the upcoming five-observant chains against England starting in Headingley on 20 June, where the team would feel the absence of experienced leadership.
“His retirement will definitely create a leadership vacuum. You cannot buy experience, especially on such tours. Virat’s energy and Rohit’s creation will be remembered,” Ashwin said.Ashwin, especially on Rohit’s potential continuity for the leadership of the team, emphasized.“Testing has been the best [format for India] In the last 10–12 years, but only for leadership, Rohit should have been played until the England series, and if he performs, he could move forward and give some more leadership, “Ashwin said.
