With Rohit Sharma being ruled out of the India VS England?test to be played in Edgbaston, Jasprit Bumrah one of the best Indian Bowlershas been handed over the captaincy of the Indian Test Team. It is very rare that we see an Indian bowler captaining the team. Even on the international level, we find it difficult. There have been?only a few successful captains who were bowlers. Imran Khan, Kapil Dev, Daniel Vettori, and Courtney Walsh are a few notable ones. So, here is a look at the other bowlers who have been captain of the Indian test team:?



<h2>1) S Venkat Raghavan was one of the Indian Bowlers and Captain of the Indian Test Team:?</h2>



S Venkat Raghavan was the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team for the first 2 World Cups. He was the one who led the Indian Cricket Team to its first-ever victory in the World Cup. He was a right-arm orthodox, off-break bowler. Raghavan was highly regarded by all the members of his team. He was a strong disciplinarian. He represented India in 57 Test Matches. He also has an engineering degree! He has been honored with the Padma Shri. ?



<h2>2) Bishan Singh Bedi was one of the Indian Bowlers and Captain of the Indian Test Team:?</h2>



Bishan Singh Bedi, the original ?Turbanator? was another bowler who led India in Test Cricket. Very well known for his left-arm spin, BS Bedi was taking wickets by the truck-load in his prime. Because of BS Bedi and his performance at the top level, many domestic Indian legends had to miss out. An example of sheer dominance in the ideal conditions was Bishi Pa! He used to see the ball rip some mud off from the wicket and he knew it was his time to shine. He flighted the ball effectively. &nbsp;



<h2>3) Kapil Dev was Captain of the Indian Test Team:?</h2>



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Kapil Dev and his contribution to Indian Cricket will never be forgotten. The Haryana Hurricane was a leader in the true sense. To get the Cup home in the early days of the sport is an absolute work of art and this is exactly what Kapil Dev did. Dev today inspires a million. The story of the 1983 team gives goosebumps to the audience and Kapil was the hero of this movie. He was a megastar and made Indians realize that we are meant for the global stage. He played 131 games for India. ?



<h2>4) Anil Kumble was Captain of the Indian Test Team:?</h2>



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Anil Kumble is the greatest match-winner that India produced as claimed by Gautam Gambhir. Jumbo, as he was called by his fellow mates, also led the Indian test team before MS Dhoni stepped in as captain. Anil was a leader always. His performance with a broken jaw, his 10 wickets in an innings, and his performance overall speak volumes of the determination and the qualities that he possesses. He played 132 test matches for the Indian Test Team. ?



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Indian Bowlers: A look at Other 4 Bowlers who Have Captained the Indian Test Team. ?

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IND vs WI: Team India's captaincy debates are far from over as we see a sharp rise in experts calling out India's flawed captaincy during the recently held ICC World Test Championship Final 2023. The cricket pundits looked disintegrated with Rohit Sharma, who led India in yet another misfired attempt to get the coveted ICC title. Since then, the discussion on who should be India's next test captain after Rohit Sharma has been on.



While some experts indicated reverting back to Virat Kohli, who relinquished his leadership position following India's test defeat against South Africa in 2021, some have given their varying opinions on who should be Team India's next test captain.



Notably, the ceremony of passing on of test baton from Rohit Sharma to someone other is not on BCCI's immediate plans. The richest cricket board seems to be satisfied with the leadership of Rohit Sharma for the time being. However, somewhere in the back of their heads, there would be some thoughts of who could be the next probable candidate to lead India in the traditional format once Rohit Sharma steps down from his duties.



Speaking on the same lines, Wasim Jaffer reckons Ajinkya Rahane could potentially become a test captaincy candidate after incumbent Rohit Sharma for the Indian team should he manages to overcome his batting inconsistency. 



"Rahane will have to show consistency in his game, which has been his problem even though he has played 80-90 Tests (84)," said Wasim Jaffer while speaking on Jio Cinema on Friday. 



Jaffer believes Ajinkya Rahane has the ability to serve Indian test cricket for some years and could be India's next test captain after Rohit Sharma if he manages to survive his shocks of inconsistency.



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Ajinkya Rahane, India's Next Test Captain after Rohit Sharma: Wasim Jaffer</h2>



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"Consistency has been an issue, he will have to overcome it because India have a good captaincy option in him after Rohit Sharma is done. Rahane will have to make runs, and then everything else will follow," he added.



The former Indian batter admitted that Ajinkya Rahane lost the battle with Rohit Sharma for the test captaincy due to his poor run of form back in February 2022. Had Rahane continued his sublime touch after he led India to a historic Border Gavaskar Trophy win in 2021, even with a depleted Indian side, there was no one who could have denied him the role.



"If his form was great from that Australia series after that 36 all-out, the way he led, scored a hundred in Melbourne? had his form remained the same, he would have been the next Test captain. But he lost his form and got dropped," he said.



The Indian batting stalwart lost his form post his exploits in the BGT 2021 and subsequently lost his place in India's test squad. He had to go back to the drawing board to figure out what went wrong for him to again resurrect his career in red-ball cricket. Rahane reinvented himself with a stint in the IPL 2022 and got back his position in the Indian squad for the ICC WTC 2023 Final in England.



"However, he reinvented himself in the IPL and got a chance in the WTC final. He was appointed the vice-captain as well, because the Indian selectors see a good leader in him. He still has age on his side but he needs to score runs, if he does not then he will find it difficult," he added.



It's important to note that Ajinkya Rahane made an impeccable test comeback during the marquee WTC FInal against Australia in the Oval. In fact, he was the only Indian batter who was hard to get rattled away with by the Aussie bowlers. In the two innings of the marquee WTC event, Rahane scored 89 and 46 runs respectively. However, his scores in the subsequent West Indies test series are discouraging.



The vice-captain of the Indian test team for the tour ongoing tour of West Indies scored three runs in the first IND vs WI test and then got dismissed at a score of eight in the ongoing second IND vs WI test. 



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IND vs WI: India's Next Test Captain after Rohit Sharma, Ex IND batter makes sparking remarks on Ajinkya Rahane

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The recent performances of Team India in Test Cricket have been shambolic and they suffered back-to-back series defeats in recent times. They first suffered a crushing 0-3 defeat to New Zealand in the three-match home Test Series. Then, they fell to Australia by a margin of 1-3 in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia. Due to losing six out of their last eight test matches, the Men in Blue failed to qualify for the final of the current World Test Championship (WTC) cycle for the first ever. 
<h2>Will Rohit Sharma be a part of the team on the England Tour? </h2>
The performances of the Indian skipper Rohit Sharma with the bat were very poor in the Test Series versus the Australians, as he managed to score just 31 runs in three games. He eventually decided to drop himself from the Sydney Test-Match due to his poor performance with the bat. Then, the 37-year-old played the Ranji Trophy for Mumbai, where he scored just 31 runs in both innings versus Jammu &amp; Kashmir. 
Now the Cricket Governing Body of India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has started planning for the future in Test Cricket. According to the news report of PTI, it's looking really difficult for the Hitman Rohit Sharma to find a place in Test Team. The report states that the 37-year-old is unlikely to be selected in the squad for the tour of England, starting in June of this year. 
The Men in Blue are scheduled to take part in five Test matches on the England tour. The report of PTI said, 'Jasprit Bumrah is likely to return to the IPL for the Mumbai Indians (MI) and then he will be seen leading the Indian team on the England tour as Rohit Sharma won't be seen playing Test Cricket again.'
The report further claimed that the premier seamer was not included in the Champions Trophy squad as he has not yet started bowling at his regular level. People aware of this particular matter believe that it was very difficult for the 31-year-old to become match fit in such a short period of time and therefore, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee decided to go ahead with Harshit Rana instead. 
<h2>Jasprit Bumrah set to become the new captain</h2>
Bumrah is all set to become the new captain of Team India in the longest format of the game. He has led the Men in Blue on three occasions so far in the format, in which he has led them to victories in one game and has suffered defeats in the other two. The 31-year-old led the team for the first time in 2022 in the rescheduled Birmingham Test-Match as regular skipper Rohit Sharma was not available since he was battling Covid-19. 
The Indian team lost that game versus the Three Lions but Bumrah as a skipper showed a lot of potential. He helped them start off the 2024-25 BGT series on a winning note as they went on to secure an easy win in Perth. Jasprit also handled the leadership duties in the Final Test Match in Sydney where the Men in Blue suffered an embarrassing defeat. 
<h3>What did Rohit Sharma say about his retirement?</h3>
Captain Rohit Sharma will be turning 38-years-old before the commencement of the England Tour. During the Sydney Test Match of the BGT versus the Aussies, he had a chat with Indian broadcasters Star Sports and he had made up his mind of not hanging up his boots in the longest format of the game just yet. " I am not going to hang up my boots in Test Cricket any time soon. I decided to drop myself from the Sydney Test because I wasn't able to score runs and perform well. I will grind hard and make a grand comeback. I am unable to score runs at present but there's no guarantee that I will not score runs after a period of five months," he said. 
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July 2-6, 2nd Test, Birmingham
July 10-14, 3rd Test, Lord's
July 23-27, 4th Test, Manchester
July 31-August 4, 5th Test, The Oval
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Captain Rohit Sharma of Team India (L) and Jasprit Bumrah along with chief selector Ajit Agarkar (L) | Image Credits: Getty Images

The BCCI are planning to make some harsh changes in the test team of India and captain Rohit Sharma is set to be dropped from the longest format of the game for the England tour after his shambolic performance as a batter & as a leader in the 2024-25 BGT Series versus Australia. Elite Pacer Bumrah will be taking over the Test Captaincy duties from him

Rohit Sharma's Test Career looks set to be over as he's set to be excluded from the squad for the England tour with seamer Jasprit Bumrah replacing him in as the new captain

Is Rohit Sharma's Test Career over? Hitman is set to be excluded from the England Tour, this player will lead the team

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Lucknow Super Giants edged past Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in a thrilling IPL 2025 clash at Ekana. Hardik's fifer and valiant effort went in vain as LSG held nerves.

(5 April) IPL POINTS TABLE Updated After LSG vs MI! Latest IPL 2025 Points Table

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India National Cricket Team batter Yashasvi Jaiswal has been in the news for the last few days.

Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Ajinkya Rahane ! Young batter kicks Mumbai captain's kit bag in anger

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LSG vs MI Dream 11 Prediction: The Mumbai Indians (MI) take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 16 of IPL 2025 at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium on April 4. MI, fresh off a strong win over KKR, will look to continue their momentum, while LSG seeks redemption after a heavy loss to Punjab Kings. LSG has dominated past clashes, winning five of six meetings.  

The Ekana pitch typically favors teams batting first, with an average score of 160-165. Key players include MI's in-form Suryakumar Yadav and debutant pacer Ashwani Kumar, while LSG relies on Nicholas Pooran and Aiden Markram. Dream11 picks suggest Pooran, Yadav, Hardik Pandya, and Ryan Rickelton as top captaincy choices. A thrilling contest awaits as MI's bowling attack faces LSG's struggling but dangerous batting lineup.

LSG vs MI Dream 11 Prediction: Best Dream 11 teams, Player choices, Captain picks and more

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KKR dominated SRH at Eden Gardens, sealing an 80-run victory. Late fireworks with the bat and a disciplined bowling display propelled KKR back into playoff contention, denting SRH’s Net Run Rate significantly.

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