Updated December 8th, 2021 at 20:17 IST
IND vs SA: Internet erupts as Rohit Sharma replaces Kohli as Team India's ODI skipper
The news of Rohit Sharma replacing Virat Kohli as the Indian cricket team's ODI captain has put the internet into a frenzy as this took everyone by surprise.
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On Wednesday evening, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have selected their 18-member squad for the Test matches. And in a surprise move, the BCCI has announced that going forward Rohit Sharma will lead Team India in the ODI and T20I formats ahead of Virat Kohli. The news has put the internet into a frenzy as this took everyone by surprise. Most of the people were happy for Rohit Sharma while the others were hoping that Kohli could now just concentrate on his performances and the longest format of the game.
The All-India Senior Selection Committee also decided to name Mr Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the ODI & T20I teams going forward.#TeamIndia | @ImRo45 pic.twitter.com/hcg92sPtCa
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 8, 2021
Ab ayega Maza !
— Tanmoy Chakraborty🩺⚕️ (@Tanmoycv01) December 8, 2021
Mumbai Cricket cha Raja 💙❤️🤗🤔🏆
Hopefully Virat can play without pressure in limited overs 🤗🤔💙❤️🏏👑 pic.twitter.com/oBwm5bespp
Atttttttt make a way for indian captain Rohit Gurunath Sharma 💥 pic.twitter.com/yajOnR5dIg
— Krishna Prabhas (@demigodprabhas1) December 8, 2021
— Hemant (@Sportscasmm) December 8, 2021
Though some fans were sceptical about the move with one pointing out that split captaincy might not be such a good idea while another said that it is not fair on Kohli that he be removed from ODI captaincy despite having such an exemplary record. However, we all eagerly await to see Rohit Sharma as skipper and what changes he brings about.
Split captaincy is never a great idea, and as it is Kohli had thrown the gauntlet. But I'm sure these two will get along and play for India well.
— Chirag Wakaskar (@chiragwakaskar) December 8, 2021
Shame on you , a captain having 70% winning percentage in ODI captaincy is treated like this? Have always been a Msdian and a supporter of Indian cricket team but I'm backing @imVkohli , legends are not treated like this MR. BCCI
— Ash (@_Ashu_speaks) December 8, 2021
Virat Kohli as ODI captain:
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 8, 2021
Matches - 95
Won - 65
Lost - 27
Win percentage - 70.43
Final in Champions Trophy 2017 and Semi-final in World Cup 2019 - one of the most successful Indian captain ever.
India's Test Squad for the tour of South Africa
Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma(vc), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Jayant Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj.
Stand by players: Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Arzan Nagwaswalla.
Players missing from the squad
There were some players who were missing from the squad list and the BCCI has given their reasons as to why sighting that Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill, Axar Patel and Rahul Chahar were unavailable for selection because of injuries.
Schedule for India's tour of South Africa: Test Matches
The three Test matches were scheduled to start December 17 however, after considering the risks and health of the players on priority because of the 'Omicron' COVID-19 variant, the BCCI decided to postpone the tour to start from December 26, 2021, till January 15, 2022.
Date | Match | Venue |
December 26 - December 30, 2021 | 1st Test | SuperSport Park, Centurion |
January 3 - January 7, 2022 | 2nd Test | Wanderers, Johannesburg |
January 11 - January 15, 2022 | 3rd Test | Newlands, Cape Town |
Image: @BCCI/Twitter
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Published December 8th, 2021 at 20:17 IST
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