India, Jan. 10 -- While India's Test team finds itself in a state of transition under the captaincy of Shubman Gill, he is set up to have better success as he takes over the reins of the ODI outfit in the two years leading up to the 2027 World Cup. The reason is fairly fundamental: in the 50-over team, Gill still has the support of two of Indian cricket's titans, with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli either side of him to rely on.

Gill took over captaincy of the ODI team ahead of the tour of Australia in October. While India lost the series 2-1, there was still plenty to like about what the team could offer across all bases. However, as the Sydney ODI and the subsequent series against South Africa at home went on to prove, India are still ve...