When Rohit Sharma Predicted Shubman Gills Captaincy Future

The era of Rohit Sharma as a captain has now officially come to an end. He has now passed the torch to Shubman Gill, but the captaincy change has shocked many fans. However, Rohit Sharma might not be shocked as he predicted it more than a decade ago.

Indian players will now be able to roam freely in the garden, as the Hitman is no longer the captain of the team. Being replaced by Shubman Gill, his legacy will still be remembered by the Indian fans. Although he continues to play for the team, it is unclear whether he will play in the 2027 World Cup or not.

At the same time, fans say that that Shubman Gill would take over from him as a captain. And his prediction came more than a decade ago. But the real question is, if the Hitman knew it would be Gill, why didn't he let the fans know about the same?

1. The Hitman's Tweet Sparks Debate

Ever since Rohit Sharma lost the captaincy of the Indian team, he hasn't spoken in public. Fans don't even know if he was invited by the BCCI to have discussions. But they took a deep look at the Twitter account of the Hitman,

There, he said that the era of Number 45 has ended and the era of Number 77 has started. With this tweet, fans think that Rohit Sharma was able to predict that he would be replaced. Not only did he say that he will be replaced, but he also confirmed that it will be someone with the Jersey Number 77.

Shockingly, this took place after the BCCI announced its squad for the Australian tour. Shubman Gill has now officially replaced Rohit Sharma as the captain of the Indian cricket team in the ODI format. And fans might consider this a coincidence,

At this point, Rohit's tweet from 2012 has resurfaced. Some of them even said that the Hitman predicted his own sacking as a captain. But the question is, why would someone predict the bad things that will happen to them in the future?

2. Was It Just a Coincidence?

While a few fans might call the Hitman's tweet a mere coincidence, a few of them even know the real story behind the same. By 2012, Rohit Sharma became an integral part of the Indian cricket team. And at the same time, .

Yes, the Hitman then acquired the Jersey Number 77, for a brief period of time. For this, he made an announcement on his Twitter handle, saying that the era of Number 45 comes to an end and the era of Number 77 has started. Although he maintained the Jersey Number 77 for a few months only, he came back to his original number.

Calling the Hitman's tweet from 2012, and Gill being appointed as the new captain, a coincidence would be better for the fans. Shubman Gill earlier wanted Number 7 when he was in the Under-19 team. But with this number being unavailable, he decided to use 77 as his jersey number.