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News India Live, Digital Desk: There are reports of the beginning of a new era in Indian cricket. It is believed that young opener Shubman Gill can be made the new captain of the ODI team instead of Rohit Sharma. This change may happen before or immediately after the upcoming series against Australia.
If sources are to be believed, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the selectors are now looking towards the future and they are eyeing the ODI Cup in 2027. They want to give the new captain to prepare the team and give full time to mold themselves.
Why is this change happening?
Rohit Sharma has already retired from Test and T20 cricket and now only ODI format is playing. Looking at his age and future plans, the selectors believe that now the leadership of the leadership is the right time to hand over a young player that Australia’s upcoming tour may be the last visit of Rohit Sharma as captain, although Rohit has expressed his desire to play the World Cup of 2027, but the final decision will be in the hands of the selectors.
Why is Shubman Gill the first choice?
Shubman Gill is being prepared as a future captain. In the absence of Rohit, he has already been handed over the captaincy of the Indian Test team, and he is also the vice-captain of the T20 team. The selector Gill is looking at a leader who can command the team in all three formats for a long time.]Earlier there was also a discussion of Shreyas Iyer’s name for this post, but now Gill is being considered as the forefront and alone contender in this race.
This decision can be a significant turn for Indian cricket, where ‘Hitman’ Rohit Sharma’s brilliant captaincy will end and a new chapter will begin under the leadership of ‘Prince’ Shubman Gill.