New Delhi: In a major leadership shift, Shubman Gill has been appointed captain of the Indian ODI side for the upcoming tour of Australia, taking over from senior batter Rohit Sharma. The three-match ODI series will run from October 19 to 25 in Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne.
While Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli remain part of the 15-member squad, the move signals the beginning of a gradual transition in leadership. Middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer has been named vice-captain.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the ODI leg to manage his workload, while opener Yashasvi Jaiswal has earned a recall following consistent T20I performances.
The ODIs will be followed by a five-match T20I series, with Suryakumar Yadav leading the side and Gill serving as his deputy.
India’s ODI squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
India’s T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
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