India squad announcement: Shubman Gill named ODI captain; Rohit-Kohli back in squad
With India set to play three ODIs (Oct 19-23) and five T20Is (Oct 29-Nov 8) against Australia, the experience and match-winning pedigree of Rohit and Kohli will be invaluable.
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Agarkar Press conference
India's squad for the Australia tour has been announced. Rohit Sharma loses his captaincy in ODI format, Shubman Gill takes over. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma stay in the ODI side, Shreyas Iyer has been elevated to vice-captain in ODIs. The absentees from the squad include Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant. While Hardik and Rishabh are injured, Bumrah has been rested folowing a busy spell for him. For Jadeja, Agarkar said that he is in the scheme of things and didn't want to take multiple left arm spinners to Australia.
India squad for ODIs vs Australia: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Praisdh Krishna Check IND vs WI 1st Test Day 3 LIVE SCORE UPDATES and full scorecard here
With India set to play three ODIs (Oct 19–23) and five T20Is (Oct 29–Nov 8) against Australia, the experience and match-winning pedigree of Rohit and Kohli could be invaluable.
| India tour of Australia schedule | ||
| Match | Date | Venue |
| 1st ODI | October 19, 2025 | Perth |
| 2nd ODI | October 23, 2025 | Adelaide |
| 3rd ODI | October 25, 2025 | Sydney |
| 1st T20I | October 29, 2025 | Canberra |
| 2nd T20I | October 31, 2025 | Melbourne |
| 3rd T20I | November 2, 2025 | Hobart |
| 4th T20I | November 6, 2025 | Gold Coast |
| 5th T20I | November 8, 2025 | Brisbane |
3:01 PM
India squad announcement for AUS tour LIVE UPDATES: Difficulty in replacing Rohit as captain!
Ajit Agarkar acknowledged Rohit Sharma’s excellent leadership as India’s captain. However, with an eye on the future, the BCCI wants to give Shubman Gill ample time to grow into the role, and he believes this made the decision necessary.
2:59 PM
India squad announcement for AUS tour LIVE UPDATES: Agarkar on Rohit and Kohli's fitness!
Agarakar confirmed that the duo of Roit Sharma and Virat Kohli are good to go in terms of fitness levels "They have completed all the required formalities to be in the team. We always send names selected to CoE and confirm their fitness."
2:55 PM
India squad announcement for AUS tour LIVE UPDATES: Hardik ruled out with injury!
Hardik Pandya to start his rehab soon for the injury he picked in the Asia Cup as Agarkar has said he is ruled out of the AUS tour beacuse of that.
2:54 PM
India squad announcement for AUS tour LIVE UPDATES: 'Impossible to have three captains for 3 formats'
"Practically impossible to have three captains for three formats. And it is the least played format currently. Focus is on T20 World Cup. Plan is to give Gill time to adjust."
2:52 PM
India squad announcement for AUS tour LIVE UPDATES: Tilak close to an ODI call-up!
Agarkar mentions the importance of Yashasvi Jaiswal as well while being asked about Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Verma. Although Ajit did say that Tilak is also close to an ODi call up
2:50 PM
India squad announcement for AUS tour LIVE UPDATES: Lack of games also part of decision!
Agarkar mentions that due to the lack of many ODI games now, the next captain needs to have time to adapt to the format which is why Gill has been handed the reigns now.
2:48 PM
India squad announcement for AUS tour LIVE UPDATES: T20I squad also announced!
India’s T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), 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.
2:45 PM
India squad announcement for AUS tour LIVE UPDATES: Notable absentees!
Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya missing out from the ODI squad. While Hardik and Rishabh Pant could be because of injury issues, Bumrah is probably being given a rest after a non-stop spell for the pacer. Ravindra Jadeja too is absent as Agarkar says he is in the scheme of things but didn;t want to bring multiple left arm spinners to Australia
2:43 PM
India squad announcement for AUS tour LIVE UPDATES: Full squad for AUS ODIs!
Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohd Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Praisdh Krishna
2:39 PM
India squad announcement for AUS tour LIVE UPDATES: Shubman Gill announced as new ODI captain!
Shubman Gill has been announced as the new ODi captain ahead of the Australia tour by BCCI.
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First Published: Oct 04 2025 | 9:53 AM IST