Skipper Gill must make most of Rohit and Virat's presence
Kolkata, Oct. 17 -- There hasn't been a younger India captain since, well, MS Dhoni. But cricket's two oldest formats hardly overlap these days, and the next ODI World Cup is two years away.
So Shubman Gill shouldn't exactly feel the heat as he prepares to lead India in Australia for a three-match ODI series, beginning Sunday. And while the format may be dying, there is no denying the legacy that still needs careful shepherding- a nearly 70% win record in the last 36 months, 2023 World Cup finalists and Champions Trophy winners this March.
Ideally, India would have liked to pick up from where they had left in Dubai. But the captaincy needed a reboot, largely because at 38, Rohit Sharma can't be a sure-shot pick for 2027.
Given his fitness l...
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