"Very mid captain": Fans react as Jasprit Bumrah becomes permanent India Test vice-captain

By Ankitjit Singh

Published - 11 Oct 2024, 11:09 PM | Updated - 11 Oct 2024, 11:13 PM

Jasprit Bumrah Vice Captain

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Fans on Twitter reacted after India National Cricket Team pacer Jasprit Bumrah was appointed as the vice-captain of the Test team. The confirmation came after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the squad for the Test series against the New Zealand National Cricket Team.

While the squad announcement was one of the talking points, Bumrah, being appointed as the vice-captain of the Test team, grabbed the spotlight. The fast bowler has been the best bowler for the team in the longest format of the game has and proved his worth time and time again.

Jasprit Bumrah captained India in Tests against England

Bumrah was the vice-captain of the Test team ever since Rohit Sharma was appointed as the full-time Test captain. The premier pacer even led the team in the Test against England National Cricket Team when Rohit was ruled out of the game due to COVID-19.

But ahead of the Bangladesh series, no one was named as the vice-captain of the Test team. Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar mentioned that they have a lot of young players in the team, Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who can take up the role.

BCCI confirms Jasprit Bumrah as India's vice-captain amid various media reports

The vice-captain of the Indian Test role became a talking point when the reports of Rohit Sharma missing one of the first two Tests against Australia hogged the headlines. This raised a lot of questions about who will be captaining the team in the games during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

There were reports which claimed that one of Bumrah and Shubman Gill might lead the team. However, BCCI clarified all when they announced the fast bowler as the vice-captain of the team for the upcoming three-match Test series against the New Zealand National Cricket Team.

Bumrah has been the major reason behind the India National Cricket Team dominating in Test cricket. The premier pacer is currently the No.1 ranked fast bowler in the longest format of the game and will be extremely important for the team going ahead.

Fans on Twitter react as Jasprit Bumrah gets appointed as vice-captain of India National Cricket Team in Tests

As premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah was appointed as the vice-captain of the Test team, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They were in awe of the development and lauded the pacer for the new role, saying that there was no better candidate than him to be the deputy of Rohit Sharma. Here are some of the reactions:

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