Why Jasprit Bumrah Should Succeed Rohit Sharma As India’s Test Captain

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Jasprit Bumrah is a contender to replace Rohit Sharma (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) Getty Images As India’s Test tour of Australia nosedived as the series wore on, those watching – and there sure were plenty – would have sensed this was the end of Rohit Sharma’s captaincy reign in the long format. One of India’s mightiest cricketers, worshipped by a billion people who has been one of only a select few to have lifted a World Cup title for his all-powerful cricket country, looked totally dejected with this blockbuster series slipping away. He was out of answers, with his once imposing batting now a mere shell and a reshuffle of the batting order didn’t help either. Rohit’s captaincy was also in the gun, outfoxed tactically by opposite number Pat Cummins. He appeared jaded and worn down, understandably so being under cricket’s biggest spotlight in all three formats. With his every move monitored, hounded by a never-ending line of Indian press, the pressure had taken its toll. The scrutiny is always at 100% in this role and Rohit, like everyone else who has filled these big shoes, had been numerously a punching bag. Rohit Sharma had a tough series in Australia (Photo by WILLIAM WEST/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images By the fifth and final Test, after India had fallen short in an epic Boxing Day Test amid a frenzy over his future, Rohit stepped aside and insisted he made the call to drop himself. He was not dropped, as per reports, and instead had apparently made a selfless decision with his team needing victory to keep their World Test Championship hopes alive. There would be no send-off in Sydney, the site of so many farewells of legendary cricketers over the years. No walking through a guard of…