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Chorus Grows On Virat Kohli Taking Over Captaincy In Absence Of Rohit Sharma As Ex Pakistan Bowler Joins Debate

Former Pakistan bowler Danish Kaneria has backed Virat Kohli to be given the job of captaining India in case Rohit Sharma fails to get fit in time as netizens join the chorus.

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Virat Kohli is now a fan favourite to take over India captaincy in case Rohit Sharma fails to recover from Covid-19 ahead of the one-off Test (Twitter)

Virat Kohli Best Option For India In Absence Of Rohit Sharma For One-Off Test vs England: Former India captain Virat Kohli is making the headlines but this time it is not for his form or the lack of it but to take over as the captain of India in absence of regular captain Rohit Sharma, who is doubtful for the one-off Test against England after testing positive for Covid-19 during India’s 4-day warm-up match vs Leicestershire.

Now former Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has joined the debate and given his take on the matter. Talking about his choice to take over the top job if Rohit fails to get fit in time for the Edgbaston Test, Kaneria said that Rishabh Pant isn’t mature enough to be the captain of the side and the best man for the job for India would be Virat Kohli.

“Rishabh Pant is not mature enough to be captain. He got a chance to lead the side in the South Africa series but did a horrible job. Captaincy also tends to take a toll on his batting. I feel that he shouldn’t be the captain anymore,” said Kaneria on his YouTube channel.

“I’m surprised that Kohli’s name isn’t being suggested. Pant and Bumrah are in the race to lead the team in Edgbaston. Pujara has been playing in England for so long. He also can lead the team if Rohit isn’t available. The best option for India is to give the captaincy to Kohli. He can return if India doesn’t find any other option. But I am hopeful that Rohit will be leading the team in the fifth Test,” added Kaneria.

“BCCI has indicated that Pant, Bumrah or Ashwin could be given the captaincy if Rohit isn’t available. Bumrah shouldn’t be given the load of captaincy and he should rather concentrate on his bowling. I wouldn’t want him to lead the side,” he concluded.

Netizens seem to on the same page with former Pakistan spinner as many believe that Kohli should be made captain in case India doesn’t get the services of Rohit Sharma.

Here are some of the tweets:

The one-off Test between India and England is scheduled to start at Edgbaston on Friday, July 1 2022.

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