Former India cricketer Saba Karim described Shubman Gill replacing Rohit Sharma as India's ODI captain as a "very abrupt" decision, adding that there was "no need" for it. "Rohit is a winning captain who has led you to back-to-back trophies, and you have bid him farewell in such a manner," he said. "There was still time," Karim further stated.