Indian cricket is on the verge of a massive change in approach if a TOI report that claims the current Indian captain Virat Kohli is set to step down after the upcoming T20 World Cup and Rohit Sharma will take up the responsibility of leading the team in both the white-ball formats is to be believed.
The report has quoted several teams and BCCI sources that seem to suggest that Kohli has set his eyes on the longest format and taking the team to far greater heights than achieved until now. They also suggest that Kohli has realised the responsibility of leading the India side across all three formats have started to take a toll on his batting and hence he will relinquish his leadership role in the shorter formats of the game.
“Virat himself will make the announcement. He is of the view that he needs to concentrate on his batting and go back to becoming what he’s always been — the best batsman in the world,” TOI quoted a BCCI source as saying.
The report also suggests that Kohli and Rohit are on the “same page” on the issue of change in leadership and they agree it will be a “win-win “ situation for the men in blue.
“We realise spin-masters will be at work, giving their own twists to these developments. That’s the reason BCCI is planning this well in advance. In the end, Virat and Rohit are on the same page,” the sources added.
If these suggestions of change hold ground come November, it will be another shot at the concept of “split-captaincy” by the Indian team management after a not so long and successful experiment with MS Dhoni and Kohli himself.