The India squad for ODI series against Australia was announced and one of the most shocking decisions that came in was that Shubman Gill was made the ODI captain of India replacing Rohit Sharma. This decision has left many cricket experts and fans confused as to why Sharma’s captaincy was taken away ahead of 2027 ODI World Cup.

Following this, former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif expressed his opinion and mentioned about Rohit Sharma’s accomplishments. He said that there was no need to give everything together to Gill, his time would have come eventually. But for Rohit Sharma, he deserved one more year as captain for 2027 ODI World Cup.

“Rohit Sharma gave India 16 years, but we couldn’t give him even one. As captain, he has won 15 out of 16 ICC events, losing one match, the 2023 final.

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