Jasprit bumrah test captain: May 7, 2025 was the date when Rohit Sharma said goodbye to the Test format. Before that, there were speculations that one of Jaspreet Bumrah or Shubman Gill could become the new captain of the Indian Test team. On May 24, BCCI declared Shubman Gill as the new captain of India’s Test team. How did Jaspreet Bumrah lag behind in this captaincy race? Bumrah himself has reacted to not becoming the captain of the Indian Test team.

Jasprit Bumrah made a big disclosure

Talking to Sky Sports, Jaspreet Bumrah revealed and said, “I spoke to the BCCI before Rohit and Virat’s retirement and during the IPL that I have considered my workload before the Indo-England series. I have talked to those who manage/manage my back. We decided to be careful.”

Bumrah himself refused

Bumrah himself revealed, “After considering, I contacted BCCI and told that I do not want me to be seen as a captaincy alternative because I will not be able to play all 5 Tests in England. BCCI was watching me as captain, but I had to refuse for him because it is not a good thing that no more captaincy is doing in 3 Test matches, there is no other captaincy in the rest of the matches. Is, so I decided not to take captaincy by thinking in the interest of the team. “

Now on the tour of England, Shubman Gill will be captaining the Indian Test team for the first time. Please tell that Rishabh Pant was given the responsibility of vice -captain in the Test team. Gill will also be under pressure because Team India has not won any Test series in England for the last 18 years.

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Jasprit bumrah test captain: After Rohit Sharma’s Test retirement, Jasprit Bumrah was being seen as an alternative to the new Test captain of Team India. Now a new update has come out that Jaspreet Bumrah has taken himself out of the race of new captain (India New Test Captain 2025). It has also been revealed that after Rohit’s retirement, Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant are leading the race to become a new captain.

According to the famous England media channel Sky Sports, Jasprit Bumrah does not want to become the new captain of the Indian Test team. The reason for this has been told that due to the workload management, Bumrah does not want to play 5 Test matches on the tour of England. Recall that Bumrah could not play in the Champions Trophy due to injury during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Bumrah will not play all 5 Tests

Jasprit Bumrah is not in favor of playing all the 5 Test matches in the series against England due to workload management. In such a situation, the selectors can choose a player who can play in the team regularly for captaincy. That is why Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant seem to have a chance to become captain of one. There is speculation that there may be a meeting between the selectors regarding the new captain next week. Out of these 2 names, whoever is not captained, can be given the role of vice -captain.

Rohit Sharma’s successor

Earlier, according to the news agency PTI, Shubman Gill can be declared the successor of Rohit Sharma in the Test and Rishabh Pant can become vice -captain. Let us tell you that Gill has already become the vice -captain of India’s ODI team.

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Rohit sharma replacement India test captivin: Rohit Sharma has created a sensation by retirement of Rohit Sharma Test from Test cricket. Rohit has already retired from T20 cricket. Rohit has shocked everyone by making this announcement just before the Test series against England next month. Now the question is, after Rohit Sharma, which are those players who can become the new captain of the Indian Test team.

1. Jaspreet Bumrah

After Rohit Sharma’s retirement, Jaspreet Bumrah seems to be the biggest contender to become the captain of the Test team. Bumrah is also the vice -captain of the Test team and so far he has captained Team India in just 3 Tests. The contenders for Bumrah captaincy are also because he impressed everyone with his leadership in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He captained India in the first Test against Australia in BGT 2024-25, India won that match by a big margin of 295 runs.

2. Shubman Gill

Shubman Gill, also known as ‘Prince’ of Team India. Without any doubt, Gill is the future of Indian cricket and has achieved the post of vice -captain in India’s ODI team in a very short time. Gill has captained Team India in T20 format and Gujarat Titans in IPL. According to reports, selectors need a new and young captain for the next World Championship cycle. It is possible that in the next few times, an attempt can be made to prepare Gill as a new captain.

3. Rishabh Pant/Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer has returned to the BCCI Central Contract List for the 2025-26 season. Iyer Champions Trophy was the highest run -scorer for Team India in 2025, 243 runs with his bat. Iyer has also gained a lot of captaincy experience in IPL. On the other hand, Rishabh Pant is also involved in the captaincy race somewhere. His aggressive and pungent style can help him become a successful captain of India’s Test team.

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