India, May 13 -- When Rohit Sharma was announced as the Test captain three years back, Jasprit Bumrah was named among the players who could potentially take over the reins in the future. The fast bowler instantly became a certainty in the race after he was named as the captain in the rescheduled Birmingham Test against England in 2022. Two years later, in November, in Perth, Bumrah led India to their only win on a rather forgettable 2024/25 Australia tour.

When the speculation over Rohit's future in Test cricket began in the wake of the loss in the Border-Gavaskar series, Bumrah was strongly backed by experts to be the next captain. Yet when the 37-year-old eventually drew curtains on his Test career on May 7, Shubman Gill led the narrat...