Rohit Sharma to remain India’s Test and ODI captain

Rohit Sharma will continue as captain of India’s Test and One-Day teams, the country’s cricket association said, after he ended his international T20 career with a World Cup win.

Senior batsman Rohit led India to the T20 title last month, ending the cricket-mad nation’s global trophy drought since the 2013 Champions Trophy.

Rohit, 37, Virat Kohli, 35, and Ravindra Jadeja, 35, announced their elimination from the T20 after beating South Africa in the final in Barbados.

It was also the last match for outgoing coach Rahul Dravid.

“After this victory, the next phase is the WTC (World Test Championship) final in 2025 and the Champions Trophy,” Jay Shah, secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, said in a video message.

“I am confident that under the leadership of Rohit Sharma we will win both tournaments.”

Shah praised the trio of experienced players and also Dravid.

“This was our third final in the past year,” Shah said, referring to the ODI World Cup and World Test Championship.

The ODI Champions Trophy is expected to be held in February and March 2025 in Pakistan, a country that India has refused to visit in recent times due to political tensions.

The World Test Championship cycle concludes in June 2025 with the final at Lord’s in London.

India have finished runners-up in the Test Championship twice, but lost the final to Australia last year.

Rohit’s India also lost the ODI final against Australia in 2023.

Rohit took over the captaincy of the white-ball team in 2021 and became the leader of the all-format team a year later.