Rohit Sharma: Team India captain Rohit Sharma's bat is completely silent at the moment. The pressure on the Hitman, who has been struggling to score runs for the last few months, has now increased so much that now there are reports that he will be shown the way out of the Test series against England. Rohit's captaincy is fine in ODI cricket, but apart from batting in Tests, fingers are also being raised on his captaincy.
Looking at Rohit Sharma's form and poor captaincy in Tests, coach Gautam Gambhir and the team management now want to give a chance to a player who is a strong link in the middle order and can also handle the responsibility of captaincy.
Rohit Sharma's poor form becomes a matter of concern
Rohit Sharma's bat has been silent in all three formats of cricket for a long time, the brunt of which is also being borne by the team. In view of this, coach Gautam Gambhir is also in favor of excluding Rohit and he has also found his replacement.
Gambhir has found Rohit's replacement
The player whom Gautam Gambhir has advised to include in the team in place of Rohit Sharma has been in excellent form in domestic and international cricket for some time now. Gambhir believes that he is not only a good batsman, but is also good at captaincy.
The alternative to Rohit Sharma we are talking about is none other than Shreyas Iyer. Iyer has played 14 Test matches so far, in which he has scored 811 runs at an average of more than 35. During this, 1 century and 5 half-centuries have come from his bat.
Shreyas Iyer's highest score is 105 runs and his strike rate in Test cricket is 63. These figures make this player different from other batsmen and this is why Gambhir also trusts him.
A strong contender for captaincy too
It is believed that in Gambhir's eyes Shreyas Iyer will be a better captain than Rohit Sharma. Iyer has also shown this with his captaincy and batting in IPL 2025.
If sources are to be believed, the selection committee is going to seriously brainstorm on this. If Rohit Sharma's poor form continues, then Iyer can be given the command of the team. Now it remains to be seen whether the selectors will give Rohit another chance.
