<p>New Delhi: The Champions Trophy triumph has added to the aura of Rohit Sharma and it won't be a surprise if he continues as Test captain and travels to England as leader of the pack even as the selectors are yet to make a decision on the tour, starting June 20.</p>.<p>Rohit was under pressure to perform in Dubai, especially after a 1-3 series defeat in Australia accentuated his own poor form.</p>.<p>The triumphant run in Dubai has certainly given the skipper breathing space and elbow room.</p>.<p>But the question remains if the national selection committee will consider success in ODI format while deciding on more challenging Tests format, where the returns have been modest, of late.</p>.Don't get nervous, I'm not making any announcements: Kohli rubbishes retirement rumours.<p>The team suffered six hard-to-digest defeats, in the last WTC cycle.</p>.<p>The new cycle for India will begin with the England series, where the first Test will be played at the Leeds.</p>.<p>"Technically, Rohit remains the Test captain. He voluntarily benched himself from the last Test in Sydney where he explained that a team can't carry on with multiple out of form batters.</p>.<p>"After Australia Tests, India haven't played any Tests and hence there has been no change in Test captaincy. Also Rohit never said he doesn't want to play Tests," a BCCI source told <em>PTI</em> on conditions of anonymity.</p>.<p>However he added that the national selection committee hasn't yet decided on the England series.</p>.<p>"The selection committee gets a break during IPL. Obviously with all matches televised, they always don't need to travel unless they have some specific strategy or they want to watch a particular player from up close," the source added.</p>.<p>"So once IPL starts, the blueprint for England series will be drawn at some point. But (coach) Gautam Gambhir's view point will have a lot of weightage," he added. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The Champions Trophy triumph has added to the aura of Rohit Sharma and it won't be a surprise if he continues as Test captain and travels to England as leader of the pack even as the selectors are yet to make a decision on the tour, starting June 20.</p>.<p>Rohit was under pressure to perform in Dubai, especially after a 1-3 series defeat in Australia accentuated his own poor form.</p>.<p>The triumphant run in Dubai has certainly given the skipper breathing space and elbow room.</p>.<p>But the question remains if the national selection committee will consider success in ODI format while deciding on more challenging Tests format, where the returns have been modest, of late.</p>.Don't get nervous, I'm not making any announcements: Kohli rubbishes retirement rumours.<p>The team suffered six hard-to-digest defeats, in the last WTC cycle.</p>.<p>The new cycle for India will begin with the England series, where the first Test will be played at the Leeds.</p>.<p>"Technically, Rohit remains the Test captain. He voluntarily benched himself from the last Test in Sydney where he explained that a team can't carry on with multiple out of form batters.</p>.<p>"After Australia Tests, India haven't played any Tests and hence there has been no change in Test captaincy. Also Rohit never said he doesn't want to play Tests," a BCCI source told <em>PTI</em> on conditions of anonymity.</p>.<p>However he added that the national selection committee hasn't yet decided on the England series.</p>.<p>"The selection committee gets a break during IPL. Obviously with all matches televised, they always don't need to travel unless they have some specific strategy or they want to watch a particular player from up close," the source added.</p>.<p>"So once IPL starts, the blueprint for England series will be drawn at some point. But (coach) Gautam Gambhir's view point will have a lot of weightage," he added. </p>