Jasprit Bumrah and Rohit Sharma. | (Credits: Twitter)
With stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah leading an outstanding effort on day one of the opening Test against Australia in Perth, fans have trolled Rohit Sharma due to the same. A section of fans have claimed that Rohit should extend his paternity leave and stay back in India, letting Bumrah continue as captain for the rest of the series.
Bumrah has been giving the captaincy in place of Rohit, who rendered himself unavailable for the opening Test after his wife gave birth to a baby boy. Contrary to expectations, the 30-year-old has done a phenomenal job, putting Team India in a position of strength after day one of the opening Test in Perth.
The Ahmedabad-born speedster’s devastating opening spell rocked Australia, who had skittled India for 150 runs after losing the toss. Bumrah started by trapping Nathan McSweeney lbw and followed it up by dismissing Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith in consecutive deliveries. Before the close of play, the visiting captain got the better of Pat Cummins as Australia went to stumps, still trailing by 83 runs.
Here’s how the netizens compared and Rohit and Bumrah’s captaincy:
