(Agency) New Delhi, The Indian cricket team is currently playing an ODI series against New Zealand. The team is led by Dhurandhar opener Rohit Sharma and he is leading the team in excellent form. He led India to a 3-0 win against Sri Lanka. Now India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series after winning the first ODI against New Zealand by 12 runs. The second match of the series will be played on January 21. Earlier, a big news related to Rohit’s leadership is coming out.
A report has claimed that Rohit Sharma will lead the team till the next ICC ODI World Cup-2023. India is scheduled to play the ODI World Cup at home later this year. Rohit will lead Team India in this global tournament. Rohit Sharma’s tenure as India’s ODI captain will end with this tournament. Newly appointed vice-captain Hardik Pandya will take charge of India’s limited-overs side till next year’s T20 World Cup.
A report by Inside Sport, quoting BCCI sources, has said that Rohit Sharma will take charge of the ODI team till the end of this year. BCCI hopes that Rohit will continue to lead in Tests. But a decision on his Test leadership and future will be taken after the ODI World Cup. Meanwhile, KL Rahul is leading the race for Test captaincy.
The BCCI official said in this report – Currently Rohit will lead India till the ODI World Cup. We have to plan what to do next. Who will be the next captain? Can’t wait about that. I can give any reaction on this then. If Rohit decides to leave the ODI format or captaincy after the 2023 World Cup, we need to make a plan. He further said – Hardik is doing well in captaincy. He is young and will continue to improve. At present there is no better option if it is followed by Robit. It should be supported.
