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India Squad Announced for Australia Tour: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced Shubman Gill on October 4 as the new captain of the Indian ODI team. He will make his debut against Australia on 19 October under ODI captaincy. After the Gill Test, the Indian team will also be commanded in ODIs.
Shubman Gill became the 28th ODI captain of India. New Delhi. Shubman Gill has also become the captain of the ODI team after the Test. He was appointed by the BCCI before the tour of Australia on October 4, the team captain of the team in ODIs. The hand -handed batsman Gill will be the 28th player to captain the Indian team in a 50 -over format. Gill will make her debut on 19 October under ODI captaincy against Australia in Perth. Gill has been taken away by snatching the captaincy from Rohit Sharma. Earlier, Rohit Sharma was the captain of the Indian team. Rohit has not yet received any statement after being taken away. However, BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar said that Rohit was told about it. But what Rohit had said to Agarkar, he did not tell the media about it.
Shubman Gill became the 28th ODI captain of India.
Gavaskar played his captaincy 37 ODIs
Sunil Gavaskar captained India in 37 ODIs from 1980-1985. After this, Gundappa Vishwanath captained India in a ODI in 1981. Whereas India played 74 ODIs under the leadership of Kapil Dev from 1982 to 1992 and won the 1983 World Cup. Wicketkeeper batsman Syed Kirmani captained India in a ODI in 1983. Mohinder Amarnath also captained India in an ODI match. Ravi Shastri led India in 11 ODIs from 1986 to 1991. India played 18 ODIs under the leadership of Dilip Vengsarkar from 1987 to 1998 and won 8 matches. Krishnamachari Srikanth played 13 ODIs as the captain of India in 1989. India played 174 ODIs under the captaincy of Mohammad Azharuddin.
Sachin captained India in 73 matches
The great batsman Sachin Tendulkar captained India in 73 ODIs from 1996 to 1999, but only 23 matches were won. Ajay Jadeja played 13 ODIs as the captain of India and won 8. From 1999 to 2005, India played 146 OneDeMches under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly and won 76. Dravid led India in 79 Vanandemches from 2000 to 2007 and won 42 matches. Kumble played a ODI match as the captain of India in 2002. India played 12 ODIs under the leadership of Virender Sehwag and won 7.
Dhoni is India’s most successful captain in ODIs
MS Dhoni is India’s most successful captain in ODIs. He played 200 matches as captain from 2007 to 2018 and won 110. Under his leadership, India won the Asia Cup in 2010, the ODI World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013. Raina led India in 12 ODIs from 2010 to 2014 and won six matches. Gautam Gambhir played six Vandemches as the captain of India and won all of them. Virat Kohli played 95 ODIs as the captain of India from 2013 to 2021 and won 65 of them.
Rohit Sharma captained the team in 56 ODIs
In 2015, Ajinkya Rahane led India in three ODIs. Rohit Sharma captained Team India in 56 ODIs from 2017 to 2025 and won 42 matches. Under his leadership, India won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. Former left -handed opener Shikhar Dhawan also led India in 12 ODIs during his play days. KL Rahul has so far captained India in 12 ODIs and has won 8 of them. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya led India in three ODIs in 2023. Shubman Gill has a big responsibility on the shoulders. However, in the Test, he has a brilliant start as a captain.
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Active in journalism for nearly 15 years. Study from Delhi University. Interest in sports, especially in cricket, badminton, boxing and wrestling. IPL, Commonwealth Games and Pro Wrestling League events have been covered. From February 2022 … Read more