As India eye future, Rohit may not stay ODI captain

Indian selectors are expected to go with the same long-term vision with ODI captaincy as they did with Test leadership.

- Rasesh Mandani

MUMBAI:

The next ODI World Cup is slated for October, 2027, by when Rohit Sharma, the current captain, would be 40. It is difficult to predict if he would last the distance in terms of form and fitness, and to avoid having three separate captains across formats—Suryakumar Yadav is the T20I skipper—the selectors are known to be inclined to hand over ODI leadership also to Gill.

Whether the move would be made right away would depend on how workload of the all-format players is spaced out in the lead up to the home T20 World Cup in February, 2026. Gill, 25, will be among them, and his show with the bat and as captain in the England Test series will also be assessed.