Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill has been named as India’s ODI captain and replaces Rohit Sharma at the helm for the upcoming three-match series in Australia beginning on October 19. Rohit has been named in the squad as a batter, as he and Virat Kohli are set to return to the ODI setup for the first time since the triumphant 2025 Champions Trophy campaign. The leadership transition marks a significant moment as Gill, named India’s Test captain earlier this year, is now entrusted with leading the ODI unit and is the vice-captain in T20Is.
Gill’s appointment shortly after he got victory in his first Test match as captain on Indian soil, as the side thrashed West Indies’ by an innings and 140 runs. Shreyas Iyer will be the vice-captain in ODIs, while Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant haven’t been picked due to them still in recovery from injuries to their quad and fractured right foot respectively.
Due to that, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Dhruv Jurel are in the ODI team, while Yashasvi Jaiswal has been picked and there’s no room for Ravindra Jadeja, while Jasprit Bumrah has been rested. Axar will be joined in the bowling department by Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna. Bumrah, though, will be in the five-match T20I series, so as the rest of the side who won the Asia Cup in the UAE.
