Rohit Sharma and Shubman GillGo Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. 'Practically impossible to have three captains': Ajit Agarkar explains why Shubman Gill succeeded Rohit Sharma as ODI skipperPoll What factor do you think played the biggest role in Gill’s captaincy appointment? Performance in the Tests Dressing room dynamics Future planning for the 2027 World CupNEW DELHI: Shubman Gill 's appointment as India's ODI captain was always a question of when, and not why. The thriller at The Oval - which helped India draw the series 2-2 - all but sealed the deal.Informal discussions on the road to the 2027 World Cup got underway, and they weren't random discussions. Surprisingly, the situation has come to a point where both Rohit and Virat are being looked at from the same microscope.