The Indian cricket team ended 2023 on an embarrassing note. Just a month after losing the ODI World Cup Final against Australia at home, Rohit Sharma’s men suffered an innings loss in the Boxing Day Test match against South Africa. Some fans now think that Virat Kohli should become India’s captain in 2024.
Kohli was India’s Test captain for a long time, and under his leadership, the team managed to improve its away record considerably. India were almost invincible on home soil as well, and the aggression of Kohli attracted new fans towards Test cricket. Here’s a look at the three reasons why Virat Kohli should become India’s Test captain again in 2024.
1. India will visit Australia in 2024, and Virat Kohli should lead Down Under
Australia is an opponent which can eat the opposition alive. The Aussies have lost to India twice in the last two home Test series, and they will be eager to defeat the Indian side in the 2024 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.
Rohit Sharma does not have a great record against the Aussies. He has lost against them in ODI series, WTC Final and World Cup as a captain. Perhaps, he should allow Kohli to lead.
2. Rohit Sharma scores more runs when playing under Kohli’s captaincy
The personal form of Rohit Sharma has not been the same in Test cricket ever since he became the full-time Test captain. He became one of the best openers in the world when he was playing under Kohli. Hence, the change in captaincy can benefit the Hitman as well.
3. Virat Kohli deserves a better ending to his captaincy career
Kohli is one of the best Test captains of all time, but his captaincy career came to an abrupt end after losing a series against South Africa in 2022. Kohli has captained RCB again, and with Sourav Ganguly gone from the BCCI, Kohli can think of becoming India’s Test captain.
