Split Captaincy Between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma? Sanjay Manjrekar Shares His Views

Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar feels there is no need for India to go for split captaincy due to the presence of current skipper Virat Kohli.

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New Delhi: Should the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) split captaincy between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma? This is a question that has been doing rounds in the media for quite some time now. Regular skipper Kohli taking periodic breaks in 2018 and 2019 lead to the emergence of opener Rohit Sharma as one of the top contenders to take over the captaincy in the limited-overs format.

Several cricket pundits raised their voices that Rohit should be handed over the leadership job in either T20 or ODI format, especially seeing his success in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL). However, MSK Prasad-led selection committee always resisted going ahead with the move.

Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar feels there is no need for India to go for split captaincy due to the presence of current skipper Virat Kohli.

"My theory on split captaincy is that you don't go looking for split captains," Manjrekar said during his show 'Ask Sanjay' on his YouTube channel.

"So if you are fortunate to have a captain who is good in all three formats and still is a good captain then you don't need split captaincy and at the moment we have got Virat Kohli who is excellent in all three formats so there is no need for India to have split captaincy."

"There might come a time in future when India will go for it but it is not something that you seek. If there is a situation when India have an excellent Test captain and Test player but not good enough to be in 50-over format or T20Is then maybe you have a different captain but India at the moment is quite blessed.

"In the past as well when Dhoni was captaining in all formats because he was good in all formats."