KL Rahul
After Rohit Sharma left the Test captaincy, the biggest question was who will be the next captain of India. Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Jaspreet Bumrah, Rishabh Pant all these names were in the minds of the fans. But in the end the selectors expressed confidence in Gill, while the responsibility of vice -captain was given to Rishabh Pant. On May 24, when Team India was announced for the tour of England, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar was asked why he chose KL Rahul or Jaspreet Bumrah for the England series for a leadership role.
What did Ajit Agarkar say about KL Rahul?
Ajit Agarkar said about KL Rahul that he was not a contender to become captain or vice -captain. He captained some time ago. He is a wonderful player and hopefully it will be a big series for him. This statement of Agarkar made it clear that he does not want Rahul to have any kind of pressure due to captaincy. Because of this, they have not been given any additional responsibility of any kind. He wants Rahul to just focus on his batting and perform well in the England series.
Agarkar said about Bumrah that he is more important for us as a player. Once you start handling people, you have to try a lot. The management spoke to him about this. He agrees with this. They know how fit his body is. The issue of workload management is with them. From the selector’s statement, it can be gauged that Bumrah will not be seen playing in the five Tests on the upcoming England tour.
Statistics of Rahul and Bumrah as captain
Talking about the captaincy records of KL Rahul and Jaspreet Bumrah, they have not got much opportunity there. When Team India went on a tour of Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Bumrah was the vice-captain. When Rohit Sharma did not play in two Tests on Australia tour, Bumrah captained India in his absence. Earlier, Bumrah took command of a Test on a tour of England in 2022. Under the captaincy of Bumrah, India played two Test matches, of which they have won two. At the same time, Rahul captained Team India in a match on South Africa tour in 2021-22.
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