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As India’s ODI setup heads into a new phase of transition, Shubman Gill is set to take the baton from Rohit Sharma when the Men in Blue face Australia in the first ODI in Perth on Sunday. While excitement builds around the much-awaited returns of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, all eyes will also be on the 25-year-old Gill, leading the icons he grew up admiring.
Ahead of the first ODI, Gill expressed his feelings about leading the likes of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in ODI cricket. The young cricketer from Punjab called it an honour to captain the stalwarts of Indian cricket.
“When I was a kid, I used to idealise both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The kind of game they used to play and the type of hunger they had were something that inspired me. It’s a big honour