'That could well be...' - Ravichandran Ashwin names batter who can take over Indian batting superstardom from Virat Kohli

There are times for a team in either of the sports when they go through a phase of transformations and transitions. It is a time when a newly rising superstar takes over the stardom of his or her hero and the veteran individual who has been serving the team for the course of a time more than a decade or two.

The same theory applies to the game of cricket in India and other cricket-playing nations. We have seen the example of Sachin Tendulkar carrying the legacy of batting in India from the point where former legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar left. Ricky Ponting leading Australia to two consecutive World Cup wins after Steve Waugh hung his boots, was also one of these kinds of examples.

After Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement, it was the modern-day great Virat Kohli who is carrying away the batting superstardom in India. But now there comes a question that who will be taking over this big baton from Virat Kohli in the future.

The veteran Indian cricketer and one of the greatest modern-day Test all-rounders, Ravichandran Ashwin has come up with an answer to the same question. Ashwin feels that Shubman Gill is a potential prospect who can carry forward the legacy of batting in India from Virat Kohli.

"See, we shouldn't compare saying next Virat Kohli or next Sachin Tendulkar. When we were wondering who will come next once Sachin Tendulkar retired, we got Virat Kohli. So, if you are wondering whether we will ever be able to find someone once Virat Kohli retires, we will surely find one," said Ashwin in a video on his YouTube channel.

He could be the one - Ravichandran Ashwin on Shubman Gill taking over the legacy of Virat Kohli

"That could well be Shubman Gill. I am not saying he is the one yet. He could be the one,” he added later.

Later on, Ashwin also tried to clear the conundrum of picking between Shikhar Dhawan and Ishan Kishan in the ODIs.

“Should we go back to Shikhar Dhawan, or should we groom Ishan Kishan, who has just scored a double hundred? Instead of backing a player based on one huge score, we should see what the team requires. Which character will deliver under pressure? Which character will serve us for a long time?” the 36-year-old concludes.