It is completely clear whether Rohit Sharma will be a part of the playing 11 in the Perth Test match or not.
Captain Rohit Sharma will not be a part of the playing 11 in the Perth Test match against Australia.
For the Indian team, before the start of the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, there are setbacks one after the other, in which Shubman Gill suffered a thumb injury in the first Test match of the series to be played on November 22 in Perth. While he was out due to fracture, now it has become clear about the captain of Team India that he will not be a part of the team’s playing 11 in the Perth Test match. Rohit Sharma did not leave for the Australia tour with the squad due to the birth of his second child, but when his son was born on 15 November, it was expected that Rohit would be part of the team from the first Test match to be held in Perth. Can handle the responsibility of captaincy of India but now the picture has become completely clear.
Rohit Sharma will join the team before the Pink Ball Test match
While Team India has to play the first Test match of the series against Australia on 22nd November at Perth ground, the second Test will be played at Adelaide Oval Stadium from 6th December which will be played with pink ball. According to the news of ESPN Cricinfo, Rohit will spend time with his family after the birth of his second child and after that he will join the squad before the second Test match. Rohit has informed BCCI that he will not be a part of the team in the Perth Test match. At the same time, Rohit has also informed that he will take part in a 2-day practice match to be played before the Pink Ball Test match, which will be played against the Australian Prime Minister’s XI team on the grounds of Adelaide.
Jasprit Bumrah will take over the responsibility of captaincy
After Rohit Sharma’s exit from the Perth Test match, now fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, who has also been made the vice-captain of Team India for this Test series, will take over the responsibility of captaincy in the first Test match against Australia. Bumrah has so far handled the responsibility of captaining Team India in only one Test match, when the Indian team played the last match of the 5-match Test series against England at Edgbaston ground in the year 2021-22, in which just before this match, Rohit Sharma could not play due to being infected with Corona and Team India had to face defeat in this match.
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