Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee replaced Rohit Sharma with Shubman Gill as India’s new ODI captain ahead of the Australia series.
Indian cricket is undergoing a major transition after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from Test and T20 formats.
The move is aimed at building a team for the 2027 ODI World Cup, making it impractical to continue with 38-year-old Rohit as captain.
Rohit and Virat’s ODI future will now depend solely on performance, not reputation or personal decisions.
Like previous legends such as Ganguly, Dravid, and Laxman, even Rohit and Virat may not get a grand farewell-signaling a firm, performance-first approach by the selectors.
This means that if Rohit and Virat fail to perform in the upcoming series, they could be dropped from the team - leaving fans unsure which match might turn out to be their last in ODI cricket.