Gill replaces Rohit as ODI captain; Kohli, Rohit in squad for Australia tour
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October 04, 2025
Gill replaces Rohit as ODI captain; Kohli, Rohit in squad for Australia tour
AHEMDABAD: In a significant transition move, the Indian selectors on Saturday removed Rohit Sharma from the ODI captaincy and, as expected, handed over the reins to young Shubman Gill, with an eye on the 2027 World Cup.
The decision also underlines Gill's transition into an all-format leader.
Rohit, however, features in the 15-member squad for the upcoming Australia tour along with stalwart Virat Kohli, as the selection panel chose not to fully discard the experience of senior players.
Shreyas Iyer has been named vice-captain for the three-match ODI series. The matches are scheduled to be played in Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne between October 19 and 25 and will be followed by a five-match T20 series.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the ODI leg of the tour to manage his workload, while promising left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal has been recalled to the 50-over set-up after a string of consistent performances in T20 internationals.
ODI squad for Australia tour: Shubman Gill (Captain), 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.
T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (Vice-captain), 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.
