India vs England: Jasprit Bumrah might join the elite list of Indian Test captains

India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah is set to lead the team in the rescheduled Test match against England. The pacer will be the 36th player to lead the side in the red-ball format.

Batter Rohit Sharma will miss the Test match owing to his Covid-19 infection for which he tested positive on Saturday.

According to reports, Rohit has not recovered from the infection. Hence, the decision was taken in a team meeting. Regular vice-captain KL Rahul did not make the tour due to a groin injury and travelled to Germany for surgery.

Since former all-rounder Kapil Dev stepped down as a captain in 1987, no other pace bowler has led the Indian team in a Test match. Bumrah will create history, occupying the leadership position.

Earlier in January, Bumrah was also named the vice-captain for the ODI series in South Africa in January 2022 as Rohit was out with injury and KL Rahul had to lead the side.

Bumrah will step into the leadership role and join an elite list of Indian Test captains, including the likes of Nari Contractor, Gundappa Viswanath, Sunil Gavaskar, and Sourav Ganguly.

Here is a list of all the Indians who have captained India in Test Cricket so far –

CK Nayudu
1932-1934
Vizianagram
1936-1936
Nawab of Pataudi
1946-1946
L Amarnath
1947-1952
VS Hazare
1951-1953
MH Mankad
1955-1959
Ghulam Ahmed
1955-1959
PR Umrigar
1955-1958
HR Adhikari
1959-1959
DK Gaekwad
1959-1959
P Roy
1959-1959
GS Ramchand
1959-1960
NJ Contractor
1960-1962
Nawab of Pataudi
1962-1975
CG Borde
1967-1967
AL Wadekar
1971-1974
S Venkataraghavan
1974-1979
SM Gavaskar
1976-1985
BS Bedi
1976-1978
GR Viswanath
1980-1980
N Kapil Dev
1983-1987
DB Vengsarkar
1987-1989
RJ Shastri
1988-1988
K Srikkanth
1989-1989
M Azharuddin
1990-1999
SR Tendulkar
1996-2000
SC Ganguly
2000-2005
R Dravid
2003-2007
V Sehwag
2005-2012
A Kumble
2007-2008
MS Dhoni
2008-2014
V Kohli
2014-2022
AM Rahane
2017-2021
KL Rahul
2022-2022
RG Sharma
2022-2022

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