Indian veteran said- this player should make captain in Test in place of Virat Kohli. Former India left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi praised Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy in India’s Test series triumph in Australia.
He suggested that Virat Kohli may entrust him with the captaincy to prolong his career as a batsman. Bedi compared Rahane’s captaincy to Tiger Pataudi and said that Indian bowlers tremble under Rahane’s captaincy.
Indian veteran cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi, in his column written in an English newspaper, said, “Personally, I am swimming the way Rahane drew magic from the broken body around him.
The way he did with his low Handled over resources, he reminds me of Tiger Pataudi, who gave new legs to Indian cricket alone under his leadership.
It was Pataudi who defined an “Indianness” in our cricket. ” He further wrote, “I have seen Rahane very closely on this tour.
Any captain is identified by his ability to handle bowling resources. This is where Rahane has really done a great job. The captain’s The three Tests are good enough to measure the change in bowling and fielding.
I tried hard, but I couldn’t find a single Rahane move that could be questioned by critics like me. ” Bedi has said that captaining is 10 percent skill work and 90 percent luck, but Ajinkya Rahane has 50 percent skill and 50 percent luck is with him.
On the captain’s swap, he said, “I hope I want to see Rahane taking over as Test captain. If I can be honest, I want Virat Kohli’s batting career to be long. Shared responsibilities in cricket Different from corporate/political arenas.
In sports, especially in cricket, captains can be seen floating or sinking with the team.
” He went on to say, “I got another tickling idea in my mind whether India needs Virat Kohli as a great batsman for a long time or does India need an average captain like Virat Kohli?
In the meantime came to mind that Rahane can lead in the Test, while Kohli and Rohit Sharma can share the responsibility of captaining in white-ball cricket.
I am certain that the selectors will not be able to do that, but perhaps Kohli should have captained Rahane before the series against England. Should offer