Hyderabad, May 10 -- The hunt is on for a player to take on the job of India's next Test captain and 25 year-old-Shubman Gill seems to have emerged as the frontrunner. If the mantle of captaincy finally is placed around his shoulders it will be a deserving honour for this young man from Punjab who has established himself as one of the most reliable batsmen in India nowadays.

But there are other names on the list also. One is K.L. Rahul who has previously captained India on three occasions and has two wins to his name. Rahul has rarely let his country down in the past and is a hard-working fighter. He was his side's third leading run-scorer during the recent series in Australia. Rahul also has experience as captain with Punjab Kings and L...