Rohit Sharma named India’s captain for two-Test series against Sri Lanka

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named Rohit Sharma the captain for the forthcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka. The Indian opener has as of now been leading the side in the limited-overs format and chief selector Chetan Sharma insisted that Rohit will lead the Test team whenever he is fit and isn’t recommended for rest by the medical staff.

Rohit was named the captain following the resignation of Virat Kohli as captain in the longest format last month. The 33-year-old had stepped down as Test captain following a series loss on the tour of South Africa.
Rohit, in the meantime, will make a return to Tests after over five months, having last donned the whites in September during the away series in England. He was included in the Test side for the South Africa tour, however, was forced to miss the series because of a hamstring injury.

In addition to Rohit being named the Test captain, fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah will play the part of his deputy. Bumrah had before played in a similar role during the second Test of the series against South Africa, when then-captain Kohli was forced to miss the game due to a back spasm.

The first Test of the series against Sri Lanka will happen between March 4-8 in Mohali. Bengaluru will host the second and final Test of the series, which will be a day/night affair.

India’s Test team for the series against Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma (c), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin (subject to fitness), Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (v.c.), Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar