Test skipper Gill replaces Rohit as India ODI captain
TDT | Ahmedabad
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Test skipper Shubman Gill has replaced Rohit Sharma as India's ODI captain, the country's cricket board said Saturday, starting with the series in Australia.
The 38-year-old batsman Rohit and fellow stalwart Virat Kohli, 36, were both named in the squad for the three-match series beginning on October 19.
Top-order batsman Gill, 26, is now Test and one-day skipper, and vice-captain to Suryakumar Yadav with India's T20 side. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said Gill was chosen to lead the 50-over team with the 2027 World Cup in mind.
Agarkar is eager to see how Rohit and Kohli handle playing just one format of the international game.
They have both retired from T20Is and Tests.
Gill’s vice-captain for the Australia series will be Shreyas Iyer.
Suryakumar will lead the T20 team in Australia.
India will play five T20 matches after the ODIs in Australia, seen as a preparation for the T20 World Cup in February-March in India and Sri Lanka. India currently top both the ODI and T20
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