The symbolism was striking. During India's main training session ahead of the first ODI against Australia, Virat Kohli was having a typically intense hit with Rohit Sharma to his left in the next net at Optus Stadium.

Shortly after, India's last two Test and ODI skippers were joined in the nets by their successor Shubman Gill , who started preparation ahead of his ODI captaincy debut as a new era begins.

Having set such a commanding tone launching his Test captaincy against England, where he finished as the highest run-scorer with 754 runs at an average of 75.40, Gill has suddenly become the face of Indian cricket.

Although his predecessors, especially Kohli, still hog most of the attention publicly as gleaned by a strong Perth media presence and smattering of fans around Optus St

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