Stylish batsmen Ajinkya Rahane and offie Ravichandran Ashwin have emerged out to be the front-runners to deputize Virat Kohli in Tests.
After the drawn third Test at Melbourne, MS Dhoni decided to quit Tests in order to prolong his ODI and T20 career. Virat Kohli will now captain India in Tests and it’ll be interesting as who gets the vice-captaincy for the future Test tours.
During an interview with PTI, a BCCI source was quoted in saying:
“It will be interesting to see what is the choice of selection committee led by Sandeep Patil and the feedback that they get from Team Director Ravi Shastri. Ravi’s point of view will be key in this regard. As of now, the two players who are in with a chance are Rahane and Ashwin.”
If the reports are to believed, Rahane looks to be the front-runner for the job because as compared to Ashwin, Rahane has been a regular member of the team.
“What works for Rahane is his calm demeanour which could possibly complement Kohli’s aggressive intent. They could prove to be ideal foil for each other. Also Rahane has the performance to merit that place (1026 runs in 13 Tests with 3 centuries),” the BCCI source said.
India’s next Test assignment after the Sydney Test will be a two-match series in and against Bangladesh post IPL.
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