New Delhi: Former Australia fast bowler Brett Lee believes that India has many players who can replace Virat Kohli as captain in Tests. Kohli had also left the captaincy of the Test format after the 1-2 defeat in the Test series against South Africa. Since then, the question has started arising as to who will replace Virat Kohli in the Test. Rohit Sharma, who is the captain of the limited overs team, is believed to be the frontrunner in this race. However, there are fitness issues with Rohit and this could be a big question.
KL Rahul, who captained the Indian team in the second match of the series against South Africa, was not impressive. India had to face defeat in this match. After this, Rahul also captained the team in limited overs but India had to face defeat in all three matches. After this the names of Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant are also appearing. Legendary spinner Shane Warne had requested the Indian team management to make Rohit Sharma the captain and prepare Jasprit Bumrah for the future under his guidance.
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Lee said that he has not been able to pay much attention to Indian cricket in recent times. He said that due to the ongoing Big Bash League and the recently concluded Ashes, he cannot comment on Kohli’s sudden decision. He further said that the Indian team has many options for the next Test captain. He said that there are 4-5 such names who are ready to play this role right now.
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Brett Lee said, ‘It is completely Virat Kohli’s decision. I was concentrating on the Big Bash League and the Ashes in Australia. I can’t say much about this. It totally depends on Virat. I think right now there are four-five such players who are ready to take over the captaincy of the team in Tests, what will happen next, only time will tell.
He said in a conversation with News18, ‘It is now up to the Indian team management, in my opinion there are four-five players who can do this job.’ Brett Lee, one of the fastest bowlers in the world, took 380 wickets in 76 Test matches. At the same time, he had 380 wickets in 221 One Day International matches.