Former india opener rohit sharma, one of the most prolific batsmen of his era, is now navigating a new chapter in his career after being relieved of odi captaincy “it obviously is a big responsibility and an even bigger honour The board of control for cricket in india (bcci) recently handed over the reins to young sensation shubman gill, ending rohit’s era as india’s odi skipper
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While the decision has sparked debate across cricketing circles, experts like former india cricketer robin uthappa have voiced concerns over the impact this move could have.
Rohit sharma’s removal as captain an insurance policy move to groom shubman gill
Matthew hayden at 38, with a couple of years to go before the world cup, he becomes a bit vulnerable purely. Veteran pacer mohammed shami has supported the bcci’s decision to hand shubman gill the odi captaincy, replacing rohit sharma The board and selectors are looking ahead to the 2027 odi world cup and want to prepare the team for the future When rohit last captained india in odis, the team won the 2025 champions trophy, with rohit earning the player of the match in the final.
Sourav ganguly has opined on rohit sharma’s removal from odi captaincy and said it is not new, as it happened with players in the past Rohit, who won the 2024 t20 world cup and the 2025 champions trophy as a skipper, was replaced by shubman gill as the new odi skipper Shubman gill revealed he knew about his odi captaincy before rohit sharma’s removal was announced The new india skipper called it a huge honour while opening up on the pressures of leading across formats.
Shubman gill has revealed he was informed about his odi captaincy promotion before the official announcement — and even before the public was made aware of rohit sharma ’s removal from the role
“yes, it was announced in the middle of a test match (vs West indies) but i got to know a little before that,” gill said ahead of the second test in new delhi
