Rohit
was
also
named
as
India’s
Test
vice-captain
as
the
All-India
Senior
Selection
Committee
picked
an
18-member
squad
for
the
upcoming
three-match
Test
series
against
South
Africa.
Rohit
will
take
over
from
Ajinkya
Rahane
as
Test
vice-captain.

“The
All-India
Senior
Selection
Committee
also
decided
to
name
Mr
Rohit
Sharma
as
the
Captain
of
the
ODI
&
T20I
teams
going
forward,”
BCCI
said
in
a
statement.

It
was
a
bold
decision
by
the
selectors
to
remove
Kohli
who
enjoys
a
good
record
in
ODIs
as
captain.
He
has
led
India
in
95
ODIs
and
scored
5449
runs
at
a
stunning
72.65
average
with
21
hundreds
and
27
fifties.

Of
that
95
matches
he
led,
India
won
65
matches
and
lost
27
for
a
winning
percentage
of
70.43.
Under
his
leadership,
India
reached
the
2017
Champions
Trophy
final
and
the
semifinals
of
the
ICC
50-over
World
Cup
semis
in
2019.

But
a
silverware
eluded
him
and
Team
India
under
his
tenure.
Perhaps,
it
was
the
reason
why
the
selectors
wanted
to
change
him
and
give
Rohit
a
run
ahead
of
the
2023
WC
to
be
played
in
India.

Rohit
Sharma
ODI
captaincy
record

Rohit
has
so
far
led
India
in
10
ODIs,
and
won
8
of
them.
The
record
put
his
winning
ratio
at
80
per
cent.
Rohit
made
his
ODI
captaincy
debut
in
2018
against
Sri
Lanka,
similarly
to
his
journey
as
T20I
captain.

Rohit
made
a
fine
captaincy
debut
when
India
defeated
Sri
Lanka
2-1.
As
ODI
captain,
Rohit
has
scored
a
double
century,
a
century
and
4
fifties
in
10
matches,
showing
that
captaincy
sits
light
on
him.

Laxman’s
advice

Former
India
batter
VVS
Laxman
said
the
batting
unit
of
India
need
to
work
hard
in
order
to
win
against
South
Africa.

India
will
play
three
(3)
One
Day
Internationals
and
three
(3)
Tests
against
the
Proteas
starting
from
December
26
to
January
23.

“It’s
very
important
not
to
repeat
the
same
mistakes.
If
you
see
the
way
Ajinkya
Rahane
got
out
in
Kanpur,
Pujara
got
out
in
Kanpur
as
well
as
in
Mumbai,
it’s
almost
like
a
pattern,
which
is
developing.

“Even
Shubman
Gill
after
settling
down,
throwing
away
his
wicket.
So,
I
just
believe
that
it
is
about
converting
that
start
into
a
big
score,
which
is
very
critical
and
as
it
is
India
plays
with
five
genuine
batsmen
then
you
have
your
all-rounder
in
the
form
of
Jadeja,
you
then
have
a
wicket-keeper
batsman,”
said
VVS
Laxman
on
Star
Sports
show
Follow
The
Blues.

“So,
the
top
five
batsmen
need
to
make
it
count
once
they
spend
time
on
the
crease.

“Somewhere
or
the
other
I
feel
that
the
mistakes
are
being
repeated
and
after
getting
set
they
are
losing
their
wicket
easily,
which
you
cannot
do
because
if
you
want
to
perform
well
against
good
teams
and
especially
if
you
want
to
win
against
South
Africa
then
as
a
batting
unit
you
need
to
fire,”
he
added.