The Indian team has to play three ODIs and five T20 International matches against Australia in October-November. For this, the Indian team was announced on October 4 (Saturday). Shubman Gill has also been made the captain of ODI after the Test. The selectors’ meeting was held in Ahmedabad for team selection. In which the team was brainstorming.
Shubman Gill has replaced Rohit Sharma as ODI captain. For the ODI series, the selectors have made Shreyas Iyer the vice-captain. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have got a place in the ODI team. Both have been selected as a specialist batter. On the other hand, T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav is going to live. Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant were not available for selection due to injury.
India’s 15 -member ODI team: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (Vice-Qetan), Akshar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, famous Krishna, Dhruv Jurlel (wicketkeeper) and Yashswi Jaiswal.
India’s 16 -member T20 team: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (Vice-Qetan), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Varun Chakraborty, Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Washington Beautiful.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have said goodbye to T20 International and Test cricket. In such a situation, both are eligible to play for India in just one format. Rohit-Kohli (Roko) was last seen playing in the ICC Champions Trophy for India. India then won the title by defeating New Zealand.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma together have scored more than 25 thousand runs in ODI cricket, which included 83 centuries. But now the big question is whether these two great batsmen will be able to play till the ODI World Cup of 2027. There is still two years left in this mega tournament.
By then, Rohit Sharma’s age will cross 40, while Virat Kohli’s age will also be close to 39. Rohit’s age can be a matter of concern, known as ‘Hitman’, but King Kohli’s fitness is excellent. In such a situation, the possibility is strong that he can become part of Team India in the 2027 World Cup.
Full schedule of India’s Australia tour
October 19: First ODI, Perth
October 23: Second ODI, Adelaide
October 25: Third ODI, Sydney
October 29: First T20, Canberra
October 31: Second T20, Melbourne
November 2: Third T20, Hobart
November 6: Fourth T20, Gold Coast
November 8: Fifth T20, Brisbane
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