Rohit E David

Forty-nine prominent cultural figures, including filmmakers Aparna Sen, Anurag Kashyap and Konkona Sen Sharma, social scientist Ashis Nandy and historian Ramchandra Guha, have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drawing his attention to recent incidents of lynching and the alleged weaponisation of the slogan Jai Shri Ram — into what the intellectuals are terming is 'a war cry'. The letter was sent to the PMO on July 23. Aparna Sen was one of the figures at the forefront of the process.

Selectors have made it clear that former skipper Mahender Singh Dhoni won’t be India’s first choice as a wicketkeeper in the days ahead. He will not travel to West Indies as he has made himself unavailable for the Caribbean tour. There are talks that MS Dhoni might be part of the 15-member squad but not the final playing 11 for the tour.

There are many who say that split captaincy might not work in India, but if we look down history then this might be the most viable option for Team India. Rohit Sharma has been in superb form and if BCCI can divide the captaincy between Virat Kohli and him, then this will take the pressure off of Kohli. Don’t be surprised, but Rohit has a better record than Virat in the shorter form of the game and it's time that India’s captaincy should be split in two.