Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh opened up on the captaincy debate sparked by the absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma for the opening Test of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. However, Rohit and his wife recently delivered a second child, resulting in him missing the series opener, starting in Perth on November 22 as well. His deputy Jasprit Bumrah will take over the captaincy reins with Rohit
returning to captain the side likely from the second Test as well.

Responding to Gavaskar’s suggestion on Jatin Sapru’s YouTube show, Harbhajan Singh said: “I feel it’s a great suggestion to have one captain for the entire series. That would be better. If India lose, nobody will question it. However, if India win and Rohit returns for the subsequent matches and then the team lose, that will spark a whole different scenario. But if India lose under both Rohit and Bumrah, they might want Virat Kohli as captain.”

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“If you win the first two Tests, then all Indians would want Bumrah to remain as captain. On the contrary, if India lose both of those games, they would want Rohit to return. We change sides very quickly. I’m not talking about Sunny sir here; I’m talking about the general public. It might not be a bad idea. There shouldn’t be any problem as well because Bumrah has the ability to lead a team,” he further added.

However, Team India faced a shocking 0-3 home Test series loss to New Zealand, and the Australian tour will play a massive part in the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) final hopes. Team India will have to beat the mighty Aussies by a 4-0 or better margin to qualify for the WTC finale as well.