Shikhar Dhawan is India’s eighth captain in the last 7 months

Jul 8, 2022

By: soniya.tiwari@timesinternet.in

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)...

on Wednesday said that the All-India Senior Selection Committee selected the squad for the next three ODIs against West Indies with a new captain.

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The latest captain: Shikhar Dhawan

The latest captain is Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan who is the eighth captain in the last 7 months. Ravindra Jadeja is chosen as his vice-captain for the West Indies series.

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Dravid never expected this

Head coach Rahul Dravid said his first few months were unexpectedly surprising as he never thought he would be working with different captains.

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Jasprit Bumrah after Sharma’s exit

Jasprit Bumrah got the chance to lead the team in the fifth test match against England after Rohit Sharma’s exit due to Covid 19. India lost this match with 7 wickets.

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Hardik Pandya turns skipper

India’s tour of Ireland which was a two-match T20 series was led by Hardik Pandya with a clear victory of (2-0).

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Rishab Pant leads India to a tie

Rishabh Pant led India against South Africa in the five T20 match series in the absence of K L Rahul. The series was tied (2-2).

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Virat Kohli took on two tests

Virat Kohli led the first and the third test match series against South Africa. Out of the three, India won only one test match.

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K L Rahul

K L Rahul led the second test series against South Africa, after Virat Kohli’s injury. The team lost the overall match. India also lost all the 3 ODI matches against South Africa under his captainship.

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Rohit Sharma

India’s full time-captain, Rohit Sharma, led India against Sri Lanka in 2 Tests and 3 T20s match series with a clear victory by (2-0) and (3-0). Under his leadership India also won 3ODIs and 3T20s match series against West Indies.

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Dinesh Karthik

Against countryside T20 warm up matches in England, Dinesh Karthik led the team and India won both the matches.

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