Rohit Sharma lands in Perth to replace Jasprit Bumrah as India captain in remaining four Tests against Australia

With Rohit now on Australian shores, the immediate plan is for management to get the captain match-ready. Unlike his team-mates, Rohit has had no practice whatsoever in Australia, which puts the skipper in a race against time for the second Test in Adelaide starting December 6. Before that, however, India will play a two-day warm-up game against Prime Minister XI, which requires Rohit’s presence as it is the only practice of any kind the players will get during the long gap between 1st and 2nd Tests.

Rohit Sharma to take back captaincy duties from Jasprit Bumrah

Now that Rohit has arrived, it’s given that he will take over the captaincy duties from Jasprit Bumrah, who has been nothing but spectacular in his leadership thus far, evident from the fact that India have taken a near-400 run lead over Australia – with an eye on a lot more – to put the hosts under pressure in Perth.

The latest is that Rohit will head to the ground to meet the players, and rightly so. In his absence, the players have fought brilliantly against the Aussies to stage a comeback like no other. From getting bowled out to 150 in the first innings to swelling the lead to 400 runs and counting is the culmination of some breathtaking efforts, first led by Bumrah with a five-wicket-haul, and then from Yashasvi Jaiswal, who in his first Test Down Under, played an outstanding knock of 161.

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