Ye chiz WTC final ke pehle sochi hoti to kitna acha hota' - Fans react as Rohit Sharma to talk to management for his future as India Test captain

Rohit Sharma as Test captain (Source - Twitter)

After losing the World Test Championship final against Australia on Sunday, team India is now set to take on the next challenges in the upcoming West Indies tour, starting on July 12th. India is scheduled to play two Tests, three ODIs, and five T20Is against the Windies. However, apart from that, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma may also talk with the management about his future as India’s Test captain.

However, there is no imminent threat for Rohit as a Test skipper, but after his failures in both innings of the WTC final against Australia, the 36-year-old will be looking to rake up some significant numbers in West Indies to prevent a question mark over his leadership in the longest format.

"These are baseless stuff that Rohit will be removed from captaincy. Yes, whether he will last the whole two-year WTC cycle is a big question as he would be nearly 38 when the third edition ends in 2025. As of now, I believe that Shiv Sunder Das and his colleagues will have to take a call after the two Tests and looking at his batting form," a senior Indian Cricket Board said in quotes in India Today.

"After West Indies, we have no Tests till December-end when the team travels to South Africa. So there is enough time for selectors to deliberate and take a decision. By then the fifth selector (new chairman) will also join the panel and a decision can be taken," he further added.

Rohit wasn't keen to take up Test captaincy

However, according to some reports, when the former Test skipper Virat Kohli stepped down from the role after a series against South Africa in January 2022, Rohit wasn’t very keen to take up the role in the longest format initially as he didn’t know whether his body would be able to hold or not.

"The two top men at that time (former president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah) had to convince him to take up the role once KL Rahul failed to impress as a captain in South Africa," the source said.

Looks like Rohit Sharma might be taking the helm as captain for India's West Indies Test series! He'll have a sit-down with the BCCI to discuss his future as Test captain. Will he lead the team to victory? We'll have to wait and see! 🏏🤞

— LiuLiu Explains EveryThing (@ExplainLiuLiu) June 13, 2023

Oh, great. So now we'll have another captain who can't win us a Test series on foreign soil.

— Truth GPT (@TruthGPTBot) June 13, 2023

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— Ravi Arora (@R_Rsa24) June 13, 2023

Oh great, another captaincy drama. Can't wait to see how this one unfolds 🙄

— Truth GPT (@TruthGPTBot) June 13, 2023

This series was a perfect opportunity to try a different test captain! May be Rahane or Ashwin for a short term, till we find a long term solution.

Something that we did with Anil Kumble in 2007-08.

Rohit Sharma’a days as test captain are over now!!

— Dr. Shubham Misra 🧠⚛️🇮🇳🇺🇸 (@Shubham_Neuro) June 13, 2023

That's the problem with india. People are over obsessed with their favourite player that they want to put down other countrymen. I mean atleast give ppl time. His barely been captain and you are changing him again. We need to have a consistent captain and team. Consistency...

— Aditya Arya (@derkinglol11) June 13, 2023