Shubman Gill over KL Rahul as vice-captain in both white-ball formats spell out the road ahead for Indian cricket.
World T20 champions India will travel to Sri Lanka with a new leadership group – coach Gautam Gambhir, captain Suryakumar Yadav and vice-captain Shubman Gill. The transition in the game’s most popular format comes within weeks of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja calling time on their T20I careers. The Big Three, all in their mid- to late 30s, had announced their retirement last month after the end of India’s long wait for an ICC title which came on head coach Rahul Dravid’s last day in the job.
The July 27-August 7 tour will have three T20s and as many ODIs. The ODI squad would be led by Rohit with 24-year-old Gill as his deputy, another decision that hints of the blowing winds of change. Adding intrigue to the selection process was the demotion of Hardik Pandya, who was the vice-captain of the T20 World Cup winning team, and one-time India captain KL Rahul. Pandya remains part of the T20 team and Rahul has been included for the ODIs.
Source:indianexpress.com