India Squad Announcement For Australia Tour LIVE Updates: Shubman Gill Named New ODI Captain; Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma Make Comeback

ndia Squad Announcement For Australia Tour Live Updates: Shubman Gill has been named Team India’s new ODI captain, taking over from Rohit Sharma.

India Squad Announcement For Australia Tour Live Updates: Shubman Gill has been named Team India’s new ODI captain, taking over from Rohit Sharma. Shreyas Iyer will be serving as his deputy in the upcoming ODI series against Australia. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are all set to make their return to the national side. Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the ODI series while Yashasvi Jaiswal made a comeback. Coming to the T20I series, Suryakumar Yadav has been named captain with Gill remaining the vice-captain. Nitish Kumar Reddy has been named in the T20I squad with the injured Hardik Pandya missing out.

The decision means that Rohit will no longer be in any leadership role and according to media reports, the selection of Rohit as well as Virat will be done completely based on merit in the future. While questions do arise about what this decision means for his future with respect to the ODI World Cup 2027, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar has not provided any concrete update on the topic.

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India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: ODI vice-captaincy for Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer, a man who has captained his IPL team to back-to-back finals, has now been named vice-captain in the 50-over format. Iyer has also been one of India’s most consistent run-scorers in ODIs recently, leading the runs charts for the team in the Champions Trophy 2025

Oct 04, 2025 15:13 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: 2 ODI debutants soon?

Wicket-keeper batter Dhruv Jurel and all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy have been included in India’s ODI squad for the Australia series. Both players are yet to make their India debuts in the 50-over format.

Jurel and Reddy likely finding a spot due to injuries for Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya respectively.

Oct 04, 2025 15:00 (IST)
India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: Do Virat, Rohit need to play domestic cricket?
Agarkar when asked whether Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma need to play the Vijay Hazare trophy: “We’ve made it clear that whenever the players are available, they should be playing domestic cricket

Oct 04, 2025 14:59 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: How difficult was the decision?
Agarkar on the difficulty in replacing Rohit as captain: “You’ve got to look at what’s coming forward and what’s in the best interests of the team. You want to try and make the call reasonably early to try and give the other guy (Gill) a good chance.”

Oct 04, 2025 14:57 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: Why did Hardik Pandya miss out?
Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya is not available for Australia, confirms Agarkar. Pandya picked up an injury in the Asia Cup 2025, and Agarkar states that there will be further clarity regarding his return after a check-up at the BCCI COE next week.

Oct 04, 2025 14:53 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: Agarkar on Jadeja’s absence
Agarkar explains that India are unlikely to need more than two spin-bowling all-rounders in Australia, which is why Jadeja has been left out of the ODI squad. Agarkar confirms that Jadeja is still in the scheme of things.

Oct 04, 2025 14:51 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: “Difficult to have 3 different captains”
Agarkar states that it is “practically impossible” to have 3 different captains across formats, and that this decision would also help head coach Gautam Gambhir. Agarkar also remains tight-lipped regarding the exact details of his conversation with Rohit regarding the captaincy switch.

Oct 04, 2025 14:49 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: “Rohit has been informed”
BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar states that Rohit Sharma has been communicated to regarding the change in ODI captaincy. Agarkar confirms that there is a clear vision towards the 2027 World Cup.

Oct 04, 2025 14:47 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: Full India T20I squad
India’s T20I squad for Australia: 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.

Oct 04, 2025 14:42 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: Full India ODI squad
India’s ODI squad for Australia: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah does not feature in the ODI squad.

Oct 04, 2025 14:41 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: Gill named ODI captain!
It’s official! Shubman Gill has been named India’s new ODI captain. Shreyas Iyer has been elevated to the role of vice-captain in the 50-over format. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma also feature in the Indian squad!

Oct 04, 2025 14:33 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: What happens to Kohli, Rohit?
According to a report by the Indian Express, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are both set to feature in the Indian ODI squad for the tour of Australia. However, Gill is expected to take over the captaincy now, with an eye on the 2027 Cricket World Cup.

According to the report, Gill was also involved in the selection meeting.

Oct 04, 2025 14:30 (IST)

India Squad Announcement for Australia LIVE: Agarkar’s press conference is set to start soon. Currently, India Test captain Shubman Gill is in the press conference. After that ends, Agarkar is expected to take over and announce the squad.

Oct 04, 2025 14:24 (IST)

India Squad Announcement For Australia Tour Live: Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer is expected to make his comeback for the national side as a part of the ODI squad. Although the cricketer has opted out of red-ball cricket, he is still considered to be a key member of the ODI setup.

Oct 04, 2025 14:14 (IST)

India Squad Announcement For Australia Tour Live: Press conference
BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar will be holding a press conference to announce the squads for the ODI and T20I series against Australia. The squad was supposed to be announced after India’s match against West Indies ended and Agarkar himself will address the media.

Oct 04, 2025 13:57 (IST)

India Squad Announcement For Australia Tour Live: Gill to become ODI captain?
A report by Times of India claimed that Shubman Gill can replace Rohit Sharma as the captain for the ODI series against Australia. The report added that the selectors are looking at the future and keeping the ODI World Cup 2027 in mind, Gill can be made captain.

“At the moment, there are no major doubts over Rohit and Virat Kohli’s place in the ODI team. However, the selectors want a stable leadership going ahead. As it is, the number of ODIs have come down significantly. By natural progression, Gill should take charge of the ODI team,” a BCCI source told TOI.

Oct 04, 2025 13:46 (IST)

India Squad Announcement For Australia Tour Live: Massive win
India have registered a stunning win over West Indies as the Shubman Gill-led side clinched the first Test by an innings and 140 runs. What a show from the hosts!

Oct 04, 2025 13:30 (IST)

India Squad Announcement For Australia Tour Live: First time ever
It will also be the first meeting RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha will attend as national selectors after being appointed as new members of the five-member panel at the BCCI AGM on September 28.

Oct 04, 2025 13:26 (IST)

India Squad Announcement For Australia Tour Live: Captaincy issue
Media reports have claimed that Rohit Sharma will hold a meeting with the selectors regarding his ODI captaincy. Although it is almost sure that he will be included in the squad against Australia, his captaincy remains unclear. Shubman Gill has emerged as a top contender but nothing official has been confirmed yet.

Oct 04, 2025 13:13 (IST)

India Squad Announcement For Australia Tour Live: Hello and welcome
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of India’s squad announcement for the upcoming Australia tour. Both the ODI and T20I squads are expected to be announced by the selectors as they meet. While nothing concrete was announced, it is expected after the end of play in the first Test match between India and West Indies in Ahmedabad.