Desk Report:
Along with the ODIs, the BCCI has also named a team for the 5-match T20I series against Australia. As usual, India will play under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav.
It was not easy for BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar to remove Rohit from the ODI captaincy. Even then, his selection panel has taken a new decision considering the team. Agarkar said, “We have to see what is ahead. We have to consider the interests of the team. We have to try to take a decision as soon as possible, reasonably, so that another player (Gill) can be given a good opportunity.”
India and Australia will play the first ODI of the series in Perth on October 19. The two teams will face each other in the second ODI on October 23. Venue Adelaide. India and Australia will play the last match in Sydney on October 25. The T20I series will start on October 29.
India squad for Australia tour:
ODIs: Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashaswi Jaiswal.
T20Is: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Varun Chakraborty, Jashpreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
