The BCCI selection committee has announced the Indian team for the three-match ODI and five-match T20 series against Australia, starting October 19. Shubman Gill has been named the new ODI captain. The BCCI made this decision at a selection meeting led by chairman Ajit Agarkar in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Gill has played 55 ODIs so far, scoring 2,775 runs and eight centuries.

With this change, Shubman Gill replaces Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain. Shreyas Iyer has been named the vice-captain. Rohit Sharma last captained India in the Champions Trophy 2025 final, where India won the title. Shubman Gill, who was appointed Test captain earlier this year, is now seen as a potential captain for India in all formats. Under Gill’s leadership, India drew 2-2 in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and impressed critics with their strong batting performance in the series.

Virat and Rohit Return

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are included in India’s ODI squad. Both last played in the Champions Trophy final. Now, they are ready to play for India again in Australia.

Jadeja, Bumrah, and Hardik Out

Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja are not in the ODI squad for this series. However, Bumrah is still in the T20 squad. Hardik Pandya is left out of both ODI and T20 squads.

Two New Players in ODIs

Two new players have joined the ODI squad: Nitish Kumar Reddy and Dhruv Jurel. The T20 squad has no big changes. The Asia Cup squad is mostly retained, with Nitish Kumar Reddy replacing Hardik Pandya.

Team India’s ODI Squad Against Australia

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

Team India’s T20 Squad Against Australia

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

Full Schedule for India’s Tour of Australia

  • October 19 – 1st ODI – Perth
  • October 23 – 2nd ODI – Adelaide
  • October 25 – 3rd ODI – Sydney
  • October 29 – 1st T20I – Canberra
  • October 31 – 2nd T20I – Melbourne
  • November 2 – 3rd T20I – Hobart
  • November 6 – 4th T20I – Gold Coast
  • November 8 – 5th T20I – Brisbane

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