The names of India’s captain and vice-captain were announced for the New Zealand Test series and Border-Gavaskar, coach Gambhir handed over the responsibility to these 2 veterans.

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|09-10-2024

Gautam Gambhir: Recently a 2 test match series was played between Team India and Bangladesh (IND VS BAN). After the end of the Test series against Bangladesh, the Indian team is currently playing the T20 series against Bangladesh, while on the other hand, Team India has to play two series in the test format against New Zealand and Australia in the coming days.

Both these Test series are going to be very important for Team India to reach the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). There are reports in the media that head coach Gautam Gambhir can give the responsibility to these veterans as the new captain and vice-captain of Team India before the New Zealand and Border Gavaskar Test series.

Gautam Gambhir can hand over big responsibility to these two veterans

Gautam Gambhir

During the coaching tenure of Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir, the Indian team has recently won the Test series against Bangladesh.

After which it is believed that the selection committee will not expel Rohit Sharma, who is currently the Test captain of Team India. In such a situation, reports are that before the New Zealand Test series, the selection committee can hand over the responsibility to Rishabh Pant as the vice-captain of Team India.

Rishabh Pant may get the vice-captaincy of Team India

The selection committee can appoint Rishabh Pant, who has proved to be the biggest match winner in Test cricket for Team India in the last few years, as the vice-captain of the team before the New Zealand Test series. If this happens, then this will be the first time when Rishabh Pant will be seen serving as vice-captain in Test cricket for Team India.

Rohit Sharma had recently praised Pant a lot.

The current captain of Team India, Rohit Sharma had recently praised Rishabh Pant's game sense in Kapil Sharma's show. Due to which it is now believed that the manner in which Rishabh Pant has made a comeback for Team India in Test cricket. Team India's head coach Gautam Gambhir would also like to select Rishabh Pant as the successor of Rohit Sharma in the team.

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