India, Jan. 19 -- With wounds of India's series defeat to New Zealand still fresh, captain Shubman Gill has been unable to escape the wave of criticism that's been directed at him. Gill has lost his first two ODI series as captain - against Australia and New Zealand. However, what makes this defeat a bitter pill to swallow for India is the fact that they were outplayed by a fairly inexperienced New Zealand side. Kane Williamson, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Tom Latham, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner and Matt Henry are some of the names that didn't feature in the Playing XI; yet New Zealand comprehensively broke their duck in India.

The stars have yet to align for Gill, who, besides the England Tests, has yet to taste success as India's...