India, May 27 -- Shubman Gill's appointment as India's next Test captain hasn't exactly pleased a lot of former cricketers. The legendary Anil Kumble feels Gill is yet to establish himself as a frontline batter in the side, let alone be named the skipper, whereas Virender Sehwag believes Gill was the third-best option to replace Rohit Sharma behind Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant. And to be fair, their opinions are valid too, to a certain extent.

Gill has played all of 32 Tests, and his average of 35.5 is unbecoming of a future India captain. Then again, the BCCI and its selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, didn't make the decision in haste. Gill's appointment as captain is not for the player he currently is, but for what he can bec...