Rohit Sharma who has currently sidelined himself for the 5th test of the BGT, has raised questions regarding the captaincy stakes for the WTC 2025-27 cycle. With his poor performances in the ongoing BGT test series, the question raised is, Kohli or Bumrah: who should be captain for WTC 2025-27 Cycle.

Current Circumstances with Bumrah as the stand-in Captain

Currently, Australia is leading the Border Gavaskar Trophy series 2-1. India is in a do-or-die situation in the 5th test because if they don’t win the 5th test in Sydney they will lose out on every drop of hope to make it to the WTC final. With this in mind, Rohit Sharma sidelined himself and handed the leadership to Bumrah, as he showed strong leadership qualities in his absence during the first test.

However, If India doesn’t qualify for the final of the WTC 2023-25 cycle. The management will surely look to polish the Test squad for the upcoming WTC 2025-27 cycle. With Bumrah’s leadership and new names on the squad list to showcase their talent, if the captain can balance risk management with the new squad, the team can achieve wonders in the WTC 2025-27 cycle.

Is Virat Kohli a better Captain than Bumrah?

Virat Kohli’s tenure as India’s Test captain began in 2014, which was a transformative era in Indian Test cricket. Kohli who was leading the test team scored 5,864 runs as captain, including 20 centuries, with an average of 54.80. Nearly half of his runs were scored in challenging overseas conditions.

Under his leadership, India achieved significant success, winning 15 out of 25 series. Kohli’s aggressive approach and ability to thrive in South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia’s conditions helped to regain India’s identity in Test cricket, with 40 wins in 68 test matches at a percentage of 58.82 he is a modern-day test captain. But with his recent form in the BGT series, the decision to choose him as the test captain lies entirely on the board’s and coaching staff’s call.

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