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India has announced its squad for the upcoming Australia tour, featuring three ODIs and five T20 matches. Shubman Gill has been named the new ODI captain, replacing Rohit Sharma, with Shreyas Iyer as his deputy.
Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma (Img: Internet)
Mumbai: The Indian team will play three ODIs and five T20 Internationals against Australia on home soil in October-November. The Indian team was announced on Saturday, October 4. Following the Test matches, Shubman Gill was appointed captain of the ODI team. The selectors met in Ahmedabad to discuss team selection.
Shubman Gill has replaced Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain. The selectors have appointed Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain for the ODI series. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have been included in the ODI squad. Both have been selected as specialist batsmen. Suryakumar Yadav will remain the captain of the T20 team.
🚨 India’s squad for Tour of Australia announced
Shubman Gill named #TeamIndia Captain for ODIs
The #AUSvIND bilateral series comprises three ODIs and five T20Is against Australia in October-November pic.twitter.com/l3I2LA1dBJ
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 4, 2025
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from T20 International and Test cricket. Therefore, both can play for India in only one format. Rohit and Virat last played for India in the ICC Champions Trophy, where India defeated New Zealand to win the title.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma together have scored over 25,000 runs in ODI cricket, including 83 centuries. But the big question now is whether these two great batsmen will be able to play until the 2027 ODI World Cup. This mega event is still two years away.
By then, Rohit Sharma will be over 40, while Virat Kohli will be close to 39. While Rohit, known as the "Hitman," may be a concern due to his age, King Kohli's fitness is excellent. Therefore, there's every possibility that he could be a part of Team India in the 2027 World Cup.
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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), and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
