An insider exposes Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar's "collective effort" for Rohit Sharma in ODIs, proving that "no one is indispensable."

There has been criticism of the BCCI's choice to name Shubman Gill as the ODI captain in stead of Rohit Sharma. Given his 75% victory percentage and numerous tournament triumphs, Rohit was seen to merit a more dignified exit.

Since Rohit Sharma was replaced as Team India's ODI captain by Shubman Gill, there has been a huge controversy. Experts and supporters have questioned the BCCI's choice. Most people agree that Rohit Sharma should have been given a better send-off from captaincy.

Rohit Sharma is India's most successful ODI skipper in terms of statistics. In his 56 games as India's captain, he won 42, lost 12, drew one, and had no outcome. Sharma has about a 75% victory rate.

He has a better record than MS Dhoni (55%) and Virat Kohli (68%) combined. He is the second-most experienced skipper in the world with 50 or more ODIs, after the great West Indian captain Clive Lloyd.

India won the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy and the Asia Cups in 2018 and 2023 under Rohit's leadership. In multi-national tournaments, his success rate is an impressive 88.8%. An ODI World Cup is the only accomplishment he has yet to accomplish.

The BCCI's "hurry to gift everything" to Shubman Gill has been contested by Muhammad Kaif. Saba Karim, a former wicketkeeper for Team India, has also questioned the decision.

"Why does the team have Rohit Sharma? He is obviously not playing in the 2027 World Cup. Since he is not the captain, it is obvious what you intend. Why would you keep a player like that on the team? stated an irate Saba Karim on the Kadak YouTube channel.

Gautam Gambhir is the target of accusations. He is accused by many supporters of leading an autocratic government. Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma declared their retirement from Test cricket in May. Supporters believed Gambhir was mostly responsible for that.

Together, Gautam Gambhir and Ajit Agarkar
The Times of India has now learned from BCCI sources that Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar is also instrumental in depriving Rohit Sharma of the captaincy.

"Gamhir and Agarkar have worked together on it. Given that they are both in their late 30s, they recognize that it will be difficult for them to perform at their best after two years," the source stated.

They didn't want to be taken by surprise if Rohit or Kohli's form suddenly declined. It would have caused the leadership group to become chaotic. Even without Bumrah, the team won two Test matches in England and the Champions Trophy. In the current situation, it has provided assurance that no one is indispensable," the insider continued.

"Having a player of Rohit's caliber in a leadership position would have allowed him to implement his ideology in the locker room. However, the BCCI insider told TOI that his limited participation in ODIs, the least played format, would have disrupted the team ethos.