New Delhi: The moment Shubman Gill was handed the reins of ODI captaincy from Rohit Sharma for the upcoming series against Australia, it has appeared like the selectors are ready to look beyond the Mumbaikar and his longtime colleague Virat Kohli as they build a squad for the 2027 World Cup.

Rumours have started swirling that Rohit and Virat, having already quit from T20Is and Test cricket, could finally bid international goodbye, probably in Australia or in the two upcoming series in India — against South Africa and New Zealand. Gill, however, said the legendary duo are very much part of the plans for the mega event in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

“The experience they have and the number of matches they have won for India, there are very few players who have won these many matche

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