India Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma addressed the top administrators of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) along with chief selector Ajit Agarkar at great length in a review meeting that was held on Saturday.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir was also present in the meeting as the BCCI top brass sought response from the Indian team management over the recent run of results, particularly the 1-3 Border-Gavaskar series defeat to Australia and the 0-3 home sweep against New Zealand.
In the meeting, it has been reported, that Rohit expressed his intentions of remaining the team's captain for a few more 'months'.
Questions about his long-term Test future began surfacing throughout the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, largely because of his form with the bat. Rohit even chose to bench himself for the final in Sydney, and India lost that encounter as well.
Agarkar and Gambhir also present their views before BCCI in the meeting, but Rohit is said to have told the board that he wants to be the team's captain for a few more months. The BCCI has, meanwhile, been asked by Rohit to keep searching for a new captain.
According to a report in Dainik Jagran, the name of Bumrah as Rohit's long-term successor was proposed during the meeting, though there are a few who still remain skeptical about his case. The particular doubt raised against Bumrah's case was that of his ability to lead the team in a 5-match Test series.
Bumrah was also a part of India's tour of Australia, during which he played all 5 Tests and even led in two.
However, in the final Test at Sydney, he sustained a back injury and didn't even bowl in the second innings.
Such fitness issues with the country's marquee pacer are bound to see the top bosses doubt his future as a long-term skipper.
Rohit wants to continue as India's captain for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, after which the players would join their respective Indian Premier League franchises. After the end of the T20 league, India are scheduled to play England in a 5-match Test series.
It isn't yet known whether Rohit will be the captain of the Test team for that event.
The BCCI could take decision on India's long-term captaincy during this phase.
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