KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah are set to go on a grooming course under new captain Rohit Sharma, the head of the selection committee, Chetan Sharma, explained while announcing the squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
Former captains Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant have been rested from T20s but will play the Test series. Explaining how these three youngsters could be future leaders for the nation, Chetan Sharma said, “We made KL the captain in South Africa. Bumrah was the deputy for the series in South Africa and then Sri Lanka. West Indies in T20Is “We had Rishabh. -Captain. These are potential leaders who have to be groomed under Rohit’s leadership.”
We will groom future captains under his leadership.
However, he did not confirm whether it would be KL Rahul or Rishabh Pant or Jasprit Bumrah, but he was sure that these stars would lead their country in the future. The former fast bowler said, yes, it is difficult to say who will be the next captain but we are sure that a name will come up.
India Test squad for Sri Lanka series: Rohit Sharma (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin (fitness), Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep, Jasprit Bumrah, Shami, Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar.
