India, May 7 -- Now that Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from Test cricket, Indian cricket finds itself in a fix. The hunt for a new captain has never been trickier for the BCCI and its selection committee. Sourav Ganguly had a solid deputy in Rahul Dravid. MS Dhoni had a glowing successor ready in Virat Kohli. But the buck stopped there. When Rohit took over the captaincy of the Indian cricket team, he was 33. It wasn't a surprise that his tenure as captain won't last as long as Dhoni or Kohli. Still, he remained in charge for almost four years. Not bad.

However, with him gone. Team India finds a huge void to fill. Not just batting, but mostly to find its next captain. About six months ago, Jasprit Bumrah was just waiting to b...