New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced the ODI and T20 squads for the Australia tour. Rohit Sharma has suffered a major setback ahead of the tour. Shubman Gill has been removed from the captaincy, and the team has been given command. The BCCI has taken a major decision by suddenly removing him from the captaincy.
Virat Kohli’s name has also been included in the playing eleven. Shreyas Iyer has been chosen as vice-captain. There have been long-standing rumours about Rohit Sharma, who retired from Test cricket after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and there was constant talk that he might be removed from the team’s captaincy. This has proven to be absolutely true. Now, the selectors have taken a major decision.
Shubman Gill played well against England, too.
The BCCI has surprised everyone by appointing Shubman Gill as captain. Under Gill’s captaincy, the Indian team performed brilliantly on the England tour. The Test series ended in a 2-2 draw. Since this series, it was believed that Gill, who scored 754 runs in 10 innings across five matches on the tour, could receive a significant reward for his excellent batting and captaincy. Yuvraj Singh’s disciple has been given a major role. Furthermore, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Dhruv Jurel have also been added to the squad.
Indian squad for Australia tour
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.