The All-India Senior Selection Committee also decided to name Mr Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the ODI & T20I teams going forward.
Winning % of Indian captains in ODIs (min 20 matches):
68% - Virat Kohli
55% - MS Dhoni
53% - Rahul Dravid
52% - Kapil Dev
52% - Sourav Ganguly
Vice-captain Rohit Sharma ruled out of the Tests in South Africa, seasoned Gujarat opener Priyank Panchal replaces him in India’s squad.
India tour of South Africa: India captains won’t play together, for now
ODI skipper Rohit Sharma injured, to skip Tests in South Africa;
Test leader Virat Kohali takes a break from ODI leg of tour
Seven players in Test cricket with
1000 runs, 400 wickets & 50 catches…
Kapil Dev (5248, 434, 64)
Anil Kumble (2505, 619, 60)
Shane Warne (3154, 708, 125)
M Muralidharan (1261, 800, 72)
Shaun Pollock (3781, 421, 72)
James Anderson (1249, 632, 99)
Nathan Lyon (1116, 403, 50)
ICC Men’s cricket rankings…
Tests:
ODIs:
T20Is:
Tests - 315 runs in 4 matches
ODIs - 177 runs in 3 matches
T20Is - 289 runs in 11 matches
IPL - 626 runs in 13 matches
KL Rahul has been consistent with the bat across formats in 2021
Most 50+ scores in WTC:
16 - Marnus Labuschagne
16 - Joe Root
12 - Babar Azam
11 - Cheteshwar Pujara
11 - Steve Smith