India, Oct. 18 -- Shubman Gill always appeared destined to be India's next long ter captain, many of the decisions in the early part of his career geared towards preparing him for a leadership role in which might be the most high-pressure captaincy role in world sports. In 2025, he has finally begun to take over and step into those shoes proper: after a couple of years leading Gujarat Titans, he has become the permanent captain of the Test team, taking over after Rohit Sharma's retirement, and the ODI team, benign given the responsibility with an eye on the 2027 World Cup.

With India's preference to have one captain across all formats, Gill was also introduced into the T20I team as vice-captain, a controversial decision but one made with...