Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra is not sure whether Rohit Sharma can lead India in the entire World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle as well. Notably, Rohit was appointed India’s Test captain when Virat Kohli gave up the captaincy after the 2021-22 away tour of South Africa as well. He led India to their second consecutive WTC final recently but failed to win as well at The Oval in London against Australia.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said: “Rohit is a good captain, there is no doubt about that. Rohit is a good Test batter, there is no doubt about that as well, but will the future remain like this only – I am not 100% certain because you have reached the final in the last two cycles but haven’t won even once, and age is not on his side, this is the reality. When you see the next two years, and another WTC cycle – 2025, Rohit Sharma could still be playing Test cricket if he really wants to play Test cricket. Six series is a lot of time.”
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However, Aakash Chopra also praised Rohit’s qualities as a captain. He also said that the veteran batter understands the pulse of the game and never commits common mistakes as well. Meanwhile, reports also suggest Rohit Sharma could be rested for some part of India’s tour of the West Indies as well. And, the former player wasn’t convinced whether Rohit can consistently play all three formats as well.
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“We have seen people missing a lot of cricket in the last two years. The position at which Indian cricket is standing, I don’t think you will be allowed to take a lot of breaks. In such a scenario, you want to play three formats but will you be able to do that?,” he further added, “Can the selectors, by the end of 2023, when you come back from South Africa, start thinking about the next WTC final? One year will remain. There will be five Test matches against England. Then you have to go to Australia, so should they look for a change? This is going to be an interesting one.”
