‘Tough to ignore split captaincy calls if Rohit does well in Oz’

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar feels Rohit Sharma leading the Indian Test team against Australia in Virat Kohli’s absence is a no brainer and the-much awaited series will be his “best chance” to stake claim for captaincy in one of the limited-overs formats. Calls have been growing for split captaincy in the Indian team since Rohit led Mumbai Indians to a fifth title in the IPL.

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