Next Captain for India: Who will be India’s next Virat Kohli? Listing 3 batsmen who could be the next ‘King’.
In red-ball cricket, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have both retired. Interestingly, both made their retirement announcements in May, right before the England series began. Their departures have left the Indian Test team with a significant vacancy. Now, the BCCI has started looking for the next captain for India in the red-ball competition.
In terms of records, India would now be without their two most successful Test leaders ever. As captains, Sharma and Kohli have both won over half of their Test matches and turned India into a major Test force in the world. In the eleven years since Kohli assumed leadership, they have only lost one home series and guided India to both ICC World Test Championship finals.
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Kohli represented India around the world and remained the face of Indian cricket for over 13 years. In that period, he made Indian cricket act and behave as he did—confident, aggressive, head-on, and entertaining. He was not just a cricketer—he was cricket itself. His place will not be filled, no matter how good a player India produces. He was a one-of-a-kind, limited-edition leader.
Missing them will mean missing a touch of quality in terms of handling pressure moments and in-game strategies.
Captaincy Records
Virat Kohli – Captaincy Record
Matches Captained: 68
Wins: 40
Losses: 17
Draws: 11
Win Percentage: 58.82%
Rohit Sharma – Captaincy Record
Matches Captained: 24
Wins: 12
Losses: 9
Draws: 3
Win Percentage: 50.00%
Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, gave India greater home dominance and played vital innings in England when India left mid-series with a 2-1 lead (later concluded as 2-2). He was the leading run-scorer for India with 368 runs and, along with Jasprit Bumrah, was the top performer. He also played what many regard as his greatest Test knock—161 runs against England in the second Test of the 2021 home series—to keep India alive. Had he not played that innings, India might have struggled to find a way back in the series.
Who will occupy this place, though? Who will serve as the captain? Who will replace India’s legendary No. 4 batting position in the Test batting order?
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Two prominent contenders are Shubman Gill and Jasprit Bumrah. Both are excellent players with unique personalities and charms. They are undoubtedly capable, but will they be able to handle the pressure as Kohli did? Is Bumrah capable of being as assertive, assertive, and outspoken as Kohli was? Will Gill be Mr. Saviour and Mr. Reliable?
After Virat Kohli, who will be India’s next “King”?
Jaiswal Yashasvi
Jaiswal has already made headlines in a variety of genres at the young age of 23. With four hundreds and two double hundreds among his 1798 runs at an average of 52.88 in 19 Test matches, he has solidified his position as a key player for India’s future.
Gill Shubman
The moment has come for the ‘Prince’ to assume the throne, and Shubman Gill has long been hailed as the future. Gill is the front-runner since Rohit Sharma resigned, and the BCCI is looking for a red-ball skipper.
He was the leading international scorer in 2023 and has more than 1800 Test runs. experience as a leader in India and in the IPL.
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