Rohit Sharma is already in line to become the T20I captain for Team India. But here's a development that can put a smile on the face of his fans.

According to India Today, Hitman might lead Team India till the first Test against New Zealand as Virat Kohli might opt for rest and resume in the second game of the two-match Test series.

Here's the schedule of NZ's tour of India:

1st T20i on November 17 in Jaipur
2nd T20I on November 19 in Ranchi
3rd T20I on November 21 in Kolkata

1st Test from November 25 in Kanpur
2nd Test from December 3 in Mumbai

Shastri backs Rohit to the hilt

"I think in Rohit, you have got a very capable guy. He has won so many IPLs, he is the vice-captain of the team, he is ready in the wings to take that job," Shastri said during India's post T20 World Cup campaign media conference, making it clear that at this point, no other candidate is being looked as a potential leader.

He, in fact, welcomed the idea of Rohit leading in shorter formats and Kohli captaining in Tests.

"I think multiple captains is not such a bad thing because of the bubble and so much cricket being played, the players need to be rotated around and given the space they need to spend some time with their families and see their parents. When a guy doesn't go home for six months he might have his family with him but you have parents and other family and if you dont get a chance to see them, it's not easy at all, so I think it's not such a bad thing," he said.

Shastri is convinced that despite their indifferent performance in this edition of T20 World Cup, India will continue to be a very strong T20 team in near future.

"As far as T20 team goes, we will always have a strong team. We might not have won this T20 World Cup but going forward, we will have a very strong team, because IPL throws a lot of young players into the mix and Rahul (Dravid) will have his own ideas on how to take this team forward. I see this still to be a very good team," he said.

(With PTI inputs)