India, Oct. 9 -- Last Sunday, after Shubman Gill was named India's next One-Day International captain, chief selector Ajit Agarkar side-stepped questions on the future of Gill's predecessor, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli, whom Rohit succeeded as the country's all-format skipper in March 2022.

Rohit and Kohli, two of the finest 50-over batters of all time, were named in the 15-man squad to travel to Australia next week, but Agarkar chose to not dwell on a long-term vision. "What we are looking from them is what they've been doing for years, which is trying to score runs. They're still leaders in the dressing room. But eventually, it's the runs," the former India all-rounder insisted. "And they've scored tons of it, both of them.

"We have...