On Saturday, the BCCI named India's white-ball squads for the tour of Australia. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returned, but Shubman Gill was named ODI captain.
Shubman Gill named ODI captain; Rohit, Kohli make squad for Australia ODIs
The main headline from the squad announcement is Shubman Gill's ascension to ODI skipper, replacing Rohit Sharma. Rohit led India to the Champions Trophy title earlier this year, India's last 50-over assignment. Gill was made Test captain ahead of India's tour of England, and earlier today led the team to victory by an innings and 140 runs over the West Indies in his first home Test as skipper.
Having retired from T20I cricket last year, and Test cricket this May, both Rohit and star batter Virat Kohli remain active in ODIs. Both players have made the cut for the tour of Australia.
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In addition, batter Shreyas Iyer has been named vice-captain of the ODI side. The BCCI confirmed last month that Iyer would take a six-month break from red-ball cricket due following a back surgery he underwent last year. Iyer is currently captaining India A in their 50-over matches at home against Australia A.
Dhruv Jurel has been named as the backup wicketkeeper, with Prasidh Krishna and Nitish Kumar Reddy other relatively new additions. Mohammed Siraj returns, after missing the Champions Trophy.
Varun Chakaravarthy, Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya miss out from the Champions Trophy squad. Shami's fitness has largely been in question since the IPL, while Pant and Pandya are both currently injured. Chakaravarthy was selected primarily for the spin-friendly Champions Trophy conditions in Dubai.
14 of India's 15 Asia Cup squad members have made the T20I squad, with Reddy replacing Hardik Pandya. Washington Sundar has also been added, to make it a 16-man squad.
India white-ball squads for tour of Australia
India ODI squad
Batters: Shubman Gill (c), Shreyas Iyer (vc), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel.
All-rounders: Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.
India T20I squad
Batters: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh.
Wicketkeepers: Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson.
All-rounders: Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar.
Bowlers: Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana.
India tour of Australia, schedule and list of fixtures
The tour of Australia will consist of three ODIs and five T20Is, starting from October 19:
| Match | Date | Time (local) | Venue |
| 1st ODI | October 19 | 11:30am | Perth Stadium |
| 2nd ODI | October 23 | 2:00pm | Adelaide Oval |
| 3rd ODI | October 25 | 2:30pm | Sydney Cricket Ground |
| 1st T20I | October 29 | 7:15pm | Manuka Oval |
| 2nd T20I | October 31 | 7:15pm | Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| 3rd T20I | November 2 | 7:15pm | Bellerive Oval |
| 4th T20I | November 6 | 6:15pm | Bill Pippen Oval |
| 5th T20I | November 8 | 6:15pm | The Gabba |
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