India, Oct. 4 -- We all knew it was coming, but no one could have predicted it would happen so soon. But it's here. The selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, took the tough call of pulling the plug on Rohit Sharma's captaincy tenure. Winning the Champions Trophy just eight months earlier played no role as the 38-year-old was removed as the ODI captain, as the baton was passed over to Shubman Gill. Ever since Gill took over as the Test captain following Rohit's retirement from Tests, it was a matter of time before the 26-year-old took charge of the ODI team as well.

Considering the powers within the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have always wanted one captain, irrespective of the format.

Gill has quickly emerged as the...