India, Oct. 5 -- The union of Gautam Gambhir as head coach and Ajit Agarkar as chief selector coincided with India's transitional phase across formats. After Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ended their T20I careers on a high with the World Cup haul in Barbados in June 2024, they surprised the cricketing world by exiting the Test scene in May this year. Gambhir and Agarkar, however, approached the transition with more positivity than expected, with plans in place to ensure a smooth handover to the next generation of stars.

On Saturday, Indian cricket witnessed another major decision. At the press conference announcing the upcoming white-ball tour of Australia, starting in just over a fortnight, Agarkar named Shubman Gill as the new ODI capta...