Shocking news came amid Border Gavaskar Trophy, veteran player will become captain again
Steve Smith and Virat Kohli
WTC: India and Australia are currently playing a test series. Both the teams are facing each other in the 5-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. 4 Test matches have been played so far in this series and the host Australian team is leading 2-1 in the series. Now the 5th and last test match of BGT will be played between India and Australia in Sydney. The Sydney Test match is very important for both the teams not only for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but also for the final of the World Test Championship. If India loses this match, then Team India’s dream of playing the WTC final will be shattered while Australia will reach the WTC final. At the same time, to remain in the race for the WTC final, India will have to win the Sydney Test at any cost and will have to hope for Australia’s defeat in both the matches on the Sri Lanka tour. Amidst all this ifs and buts, now a big news has come out.
Possibility of major change in captaincy
Actually, Australia has to tour Sri Lanka in January-February. A 2-match test series will be played between the two teams on this tour. News is coming that there may be a big change in the captaincy of Australia for this tour. In place of Pat Cummins, Steve Smith can be made the captain of Australia’s Test team in the series against Sri Lanka. According to Code Sports, the command of Australia team in the Test series against Sri Lanka will be in the hands of Steve Smith instead of Pat Cummins.
Smith may get command
Let us tell you, Australian captain Pat Cummins has hinted at the possibility of leaving the Sri Lanka Test series to be held between January 29 and February 10, as he is preparing to welcome his second child. The star fast bowler, whose wife Becky is due to give birth to a child later this month, has expressed his desire to prioritize being with his family during this crucial time. In such a situation, there is a strong possibility that Smith may be given the command of the Test team after a long time. Smith, who faced a one-year ban due to ball tampering in 2018, was last seen captaining the Australian Test team on the India tour in 2022-23. Now after about 2 years, there is a possibility of him becoming the captain.
