Gill replaces Rohit Sharma as India ODI captain (Image Credit:- X)

The BCCI has announced the Indian ODI squad for the upcoming series against Australia on Saturday (Oct 4th). In a major change , Rohit Sharma has been removed as captain, and Shubman Gill has been appointed as the new ODI captain , marking the beginning of new leadership era for the team.

Rohit Sharma is India’s most successful ODI captain. Under his leadership , India played 56 matches , winning 42 , losing 12 , tied 1 and No result 1. His impressive winning percentage stands at 75%.

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He led India to the ICC Champions Trophy Title in March 2025 , defeating New Zealand in the final.

Currently 38 , Rohit Sharma will be 40 by the time of the next World Cup , while Virat Kohli , also selected , is 36 and will turn 38. With age no longer on their side , both veterans face the challenge of maintaining peak performance as India looks ahead of major tournaments.

Shubman Gill set to become India’s 28th ODI captain , with his first assignment being the ODI series against Australia in Australia.

What Ajith Agarkar said?

“Obviously , at some stage you’ve got to start looking at where the next World Cup is. It’s also a format which is played the least now. So you don’t get that many games to actually give the next guy, or if there is going to be another guy , that much time to prepare himself or plan.

“And we’re two years away still. It might look like a long time , but we don’t quite know how many one day games we might take. Closer to the World Cup , we might up end up playing a little more than what we have. But the last one-day game we played was , what , 8th or 9th March in Champions Trophy. And the next one we play is on October 19. So it is a bit of a challenge with one day cricket at the moment.

“Of course , the focus has been on T20 World Cup. But slowly we will start planning for that World Cup to come. So, as a plan , it gives the next guy enough time to plan with whatever games that we have coming. And it is very difficult to have three different captains for three formats. In terms of not just selectors , but more importantly , even for the coach , to plan with three different people is never easy,” Chief Selector Ajith Agarkar said.

India Squad for the ODI series against Australia (Oct 19 – Oct 25)

Shubman Gill (c) , Rohit Sharma , Yashasvi Jaiswal , Virat Kohli , Shreyas Iyer , K.L.Rahul(wk) , Dhruv Jurel (wk) , Washington Sundar , Axar Patel , Nitish Kumar Reddy , Kuldeep Yadhav , Harshit Rana , Mohammed Siraj , Arshdeep Singh , Prasidh Krishna.

India Squad for the T20I series against Australia (Oct 29 – Nov 8)

Suryakumar Yadhav (c) , Shubman Gill , Tilak varma , Rinku Singh , Abhishek Sharma , Nitish Kumar Reddy , Shivam Dube , Axar Patel , Sanju Samson (wk) , Jithesh Sharma (wk) , Varun Chakravarthy , Jasprit Bumrah , Arshdeep Singh , Kuldeep Yadhav , Harshit Rana.