Hitman kya karen, then, Bhajiya tale?- Fans react as former Indian selectors suggest Virat Kohli as captain a second time

In accordance with recent happenings in the Indian squad, the star all-rounder Hardik Pandya was recently named captain for the upcoming T20 series against the West Indies while also taking on the role of vice-captain for the ODIs. The following occurred during the current debate about who will lead the Indian cricket team in the red-ball format in the near future.

In the same vein, former India cricketer MSK Prasad was asked if the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was going to keep captaining the red-ball team for the duration of the upcoming two-year World Test Championship (WTC) cycle, and perhaps Pandya could possibly take over as the white-ball captain in the years to come.

Following the question, the former India selector suggested that 34-year-old star batter Virat Kohli is an ideal choice for the Test captaincy while highlighting Ajinkya Rahane’s comeback as an example. Notably, Rahane received the vice-captaincy for the West Indies Test series after making a terrific comeback to red-ball cricket in the WTC final. “Why not give Virat Kohli the Test captaincy again? When Ajinkya Rahane can come back and become the vice-captain, then why not Virat Kohli? I don’t know what the mindset of Virat is on captaincy”. Prasad said on Khel Now.

Prasad’s remarks point out the uncertainty surrounding the future captaincy of the Indian cricket team

The right-handed batting legend’s remarks point out the uncertainty surrounding the future captaincy of the Indian cricket team and emphasise the need to take into consideration a number of factors, including the WTC cycle, individual players’ mindsets, and their on-field performance, prior to reaching any definitive selections.

Although Hardik Pandya has been the T20I team’s captain, Rohit is the official captain for all three formats. Meanwhile, Indian top-order batters Virat and Rohit were both left out of the team for the five-match T20I series against the Caribbean team as the Indian Cricket Board aimed to reduce the pressure on both stars.

Here’s how Twitter reacted: