In a major move, the BCCI on Saturday announced Shubman Gill as India’s new ODI captain, replacing Rohit Sharma for the upcoming three-match series against Australia later this month. Rohit, along with batting maestro Virat Kohli, has been included in the squad, marking a strong return of the senior duo to India’s limited-overs lineup.
Both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who recently retired from Test and T20 formats, will now feature exclusively in ODIs for India. Gill, who already leads the Test team following Rohit’s retirement from the longer format in May, also serves as vice-captain of India’s T20 side under Suryakumar Yadav.
The last time Rohit and Kohli played together was in the Champions Trophy final in March, where India triumphed over New Zealand. Their return adds experience and depth to India’s batting order for the Australian challenge.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, still recovering from a fractured foot that kept him out of the ongoing Test series against the West Indies, was not considered for selection.
India will play three ODIs followed by five T20 Internationals during the tour Down Under.
India’s ODI squad:
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India’s T20 squad:
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
