Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Under the captaincy of Jasprit Bumrah, India won the first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, while under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, India suffered a crushing defeat in the Adelaide Test.
A five-match Test series is being played between India and Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The first Test match was captained by Jasprit Bumrah. Which was played in Perth. India performed brilliantly in the first Test in Perth and won by 295 runs. Rohit Sharma captained the Indian team in the second Test match. Which was played in Adelaide. It was a day-night pink ball test match. In the second Test played in Adelaide, the Indian team had to face a crushing defeat by 10 wickets. After which there was a discussion about making Jasprit Bumrah the captain in place of Rohit Sharma. Many posts were also shared on social media on this issue. Now former Indian captain Kapil Dev has answered this question.
Kapil Dev was talking to the media in a program. Then the media people asked Kapil Dev whether Rohit Sharma should be removed from the captaincy and Jaspreet Bumrah should be made the captain. Kapil Dev frankly expressed his opinion on this question. He said, 'It would be hasty to say that Jaspreet Bumrah is the best captain just by seeing one good performance. At the same time, it is also not right to say that he is not capable of captaincy due to one bad performance. The real evaluation of captaincy happens when a player goes through a difficult phase.'
Kapil Dev gave an example and said that even a great player like Virat Kohli has seen bad times. He said, 'Virat Kohli is one of the best cricketers of our country and he is counted among the top four batsmen. If Rohit Sharma is going through a difficult phase, then it completely depends on him how quickly he is able to make a comeback.' He further said, 'The captaincy of a player can be tested only when he has captained in many matches. Both good and bad times will come and as a captain, a player is tested by his performance in both these times.'
The third test match between India and Australia will be played at the Gaba Cricket Ground in Brisbane. This test match is to be played from 14 December to 18 December from 5:50 am. You will be able to watch it on Star Sports Network on TV and Disney Plus Hotstar app on mobile.