Gill replaces Rohit as ODI captain; Kohli, Rohit in squad for Australia tour
Rohit, along with Virat Kohli, has been named in the 15-member squad announced by the BCCI, signalling a gradual shift in leadership without fully sacrificing the experience.
PTI

Ahmedabad, 4 Oct
In a significant transition move, opener Shubman Gill was on
Saturday named captain of the Indian ODI team for the upcoming tour of
Australia, replacing senior batter Rohit Sharma at the helm.
Rohit, along with Virat Kohli, has been named in the
15-member squad announced by the BCCI, signalling a gradual shift in leadership
without fully sacrificing the experience.
Shreyas Iyer has been named vice-captain for the three-match
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 setup after a string of consistent
performances in T20 internationals.
The ODIs are scheduled to be played in Sydney, Adelaide, and
Melbourne between 19-25 October and will be followed by a five-match T20
series.
Indian 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.
India’s 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.
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