Shubman Gill was appointed India's one-day international captain, replacing Rohit Sharma in a generational transition move on Saturday, October 4. The 25-year-old has been handed the baton with two years to go for the next ODI World Cup. Gill has been entrusted with the captaincy in Tests and ODIs and serves as deputy to Suryakumar Yadav in the shortest format of the game. The star batter's rise to leadership roles has come under head coach Gautam Gambhir, but it was Rahul Dravid who recognised his leadership qualities before the rest of the world did.

According to former India fast bowler RP Singh, Rahul Dravid had backed Shubman Gill to become India's all-format captain as early as 2020-21. In a recent interaction with Sony Sports, Singh revealed that Dravid saw leadership potential in

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