Kiran More bats for split captaincy in Indian cricket; says it will be good for Virat Kohli

India is currently led across all formats of the game by Virat Kohli.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Source: PTI Photo)Even if quietly, there have certainly been talks that India could try and see how the split captaincy might work out with Virat Kohli presumably remaining the Test captain but relinquishing the post for Rohit Sharma in shorter formats.

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The advocators of the thought feel it would allow Kohli, also the team's best batsman across all formats, to manage his workload slightly better.

In an interview with Sportskeeda, former India wicketkeeper Kiran More recently endorsed the same idea and said, "I think some thought should be put into this. Kohli is captaining RCB and Indian team across formats. You need to handle pressure and all that. Rohit is doing a great job, it will be good for Virat.”

On occasions when Kohli has opted out of a series, it is Rohit who has taken over the leadership duties and achieved good results.

In 2018, he had led the second-string Indian sides to Nidahas Trophy and Asia Cup wins. Moreover, Sharma has guided Mumbai Indians to four IPL titles after becoming the captain in 2013. 

However, some cricket experts including former England skipper Nasser Hussain believe it would be difficult for a team like India to adopt split captaincy.

"It depends on the character, Virat (Kohli) is such an imposing character, all-encompassing, it would be difficult for him to hand over, he wouldn't want to hand anything over," Nasser had told Cricbuzz last month.

 
 

By Salman Anjum - 06 Jun, 2020

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