India, June 17 -- Shubman Gill is just 25 and finds himself in the hot seat of captaincy in Indian cricket. However, it's almost as if people don't want to give him a chance. Even before he could make his Test captaincy debut, fans have considered him a failure. Why? Because he's your next best option? Rohit Sharma has retired; he isn't coming back. As has Virat Kohli. And Jasprit Bumrah cannot be trusted to play all five Test matches due to his fragile back. In such a scenario, if the BCCI is grooming someone young, who can be Indian cricket's leader in the future, what's the harm?

None if you ask us. Then again, Gill knows how big the responsibility is, especially given the fact that his first assignment as India's full-time captain is...