India, Oct. 8 -- Indian cricket is currently going through a very mercurial transitional phase. While Shubman Gill impressed everyone with his captaincy in England, leading India to a 2-2 draw in the first-ever Anderson-Tendulkar trophy, the decision-makers within the BCCI have already identified him as the man to take Indian cricket forward. Hence, he was made vice-captain of India's T20I team in the Asia Cup, ready to take over from Suryakumar Yadav when the time comes, and shortly after, promoted as captain of the ODI team too, replacing Rohit Sharma.

The decision to swap Rohit for Gill as India's man in charge of ODIs has been much discussed in recent days, with many believing that this could be the beginning of the end for India's t...