Mumbai, Oct. 8 -- Ajit Agarkar and Gautam Gambhir kicked off their association with a bold move, picking Suryakumar Yadav as India's T20I captain to replace Rohit Sharma over the then vice-captain Hardik Pandya. It gave an early peek into their thinking. After Pandya's last over heroics to win the 2024 T20 World Cup, the allrounder was the favourite to become captain. Surya had not even led an IPL team. BCCI officials were taken by surprise and there was resistance, but chief selector Agarkar and head coach Gambhir prevailed with their argument on Pandya's suspect fitness. It was the selection committee's call, but Agarkar let Gambhir have a say in the key appointment. As chief selector, Agarkar never departed from this convention, even whe...