Mumbai, Oct. 4 -- Indian cricket turned a fresh page today as Shubman Gill was handed the reins of the ODI side, replacing Rohit Sharma in what can only be described as the beginning of a new era.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), while announcing the squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia, confirmed the 25-year-old as captain, with Shreyas Iyer named vice-captain.
For those who have watched the ebb and flow of Indian cricket over decades, this moment has a familiar resonance - a generational handover that always arrives with a mixture of nostalgia and excitement.
Rohit and Virat, titans of the modern game, still figure in the squad, but no longer in leadership roles. Both have exited Tests and T20Is, and ...