India, Aug. 22 -- In the absence of official word to the contrary, it must be assumed that India have a separate captain for each international format - Rohit Sharma, retired from Tests and T20Is, at the helm of the 50-over side to go with confirmed skippers Shubman Gill (Tests) and Suryakumar Yadav. While Gill is firmly in the Test saddle and Suryakumar has been entrusted with leading the side at the T20 Asia Cup, Rohit was in charge when India won the 50-over Champions Trophy in the UAE in February-March. Whether he retains that status will become obvious in October when India play three One-Day Internationals in Australia.

Of the top teams, India find themselves in a unique position. Pat Cummins is Australia's designated Test and ODI ...