India squad announcement for Australia Tour Highlights: Rohit Sharma removed from ODI captaincy, Shubman Gill takes over

India squad announcement for Australia Tour Highlights: India's squad for the Australia tour has been announced. Rohit Sharma remains in the squad, but is axed from captaincy. Shubman Gill will be the skipper, and Shreyas Iyer will be his deputy. Virat Kohli also returns to international cricket.

India squad announcement live Updates: A changing of the guard, as Rohit Sharma makes way for Shubman Gill as skipper of India's ODI team. (PTI)

India squad announcement for Australia tour Highlights: The Agarkar-led All India Senior Men's Selection Committee has announced the squads for the Australia tour. There have been some big changes in the ODI set up. The BCCI have selected the squad keeping an eye on the fact that the ODI world Cup is just a couple of years away....Read More

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• 4 Oct 2025, 07:39:12 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Stay tuned folks

  That bring us to the end of the live coverage of the India's squad announcement for the Australia tour. The series gets on the way from 19th October. Keep an eye on Hindustan Times' live coverage of all the action to find out how this new look Indian side fares down under.

• 4 Oct 2025, 07:31:31 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Shreyas Iyer's IPL success earns him ODI vice-captaincy

  The name of Shreyas Iyer for the leadership core was floating around for quite sometime. He has done brilliantly as a captain in the IPL. He is the only captain to have taken three different franchises to the final, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and the Punjab Kings. His credentials as a natural leader are well proven and his elevation to the new role establishes him as an important part of the ODI leadership core.

• 4 Oct 2025, 07:16:05 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Did India miss the trick selecting only one spinner for the tour?

  India are going with only speicalist wrist spinner in their squad, Kuldeep Yadav. This might narrow the scope of developing a second attacking option in the spin department. In the matches after the Australia tour, India might look to groom a second spinner, who can take up the onus of the form or fitness of Kuldeep wobbles ahead of the 2027 WC.

• 4 Oct 2025, 07:00:23 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Nitish Kumar Reddy to strengthen the bench for World Cup 2027

  The absence of Hardik Pandya and the subsequent inclusion of Nitish Kumar Reddy allows India to develop their bench strength. In Reddy, they get a player, who can be a like for like replacement for Hardik, if ever the need arises.

• 4 Oct 2025, 06:38:08 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Why Tilak Varma was not selected for the ODIs?

  Tilak Varma was instrumental in India winning the Asia Cup 2025. His knock in the final was one to remember for a long time. Given his performance under pressure many might have thought that he would be in the plans for the 2027 WC. However, given the packed middle order, it was difficult to find him a spot in the ODI squad. Ajit Agarkar said that players like Varma and Abhishek Sharma have definitely staked their claims to be in the ODIs, but at present they are not part of the plans. However, there will be matches after the Australia tour and they might get a chance as a part of the management's rotation policy.

• 4 Oct 2025, 06:27:00 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Did Gill's performance in the England tour influence the decision?

  When asked about the topic, Ajit Agarkar said that Shubman Gill has been the vice-captain of the side for while. While the England tour might have been influential, it was not the only factor. The fact they are planning for the future and wanted to give the new captain enough time before the 2027 ODI WC was the real reason the drove the decision.

• 4 Oct 2025, 06:04:08 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Mohammed Siraj's return to the ODI set-up

  Mohammed Siraj was not a part of the squad that played in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. However, he makes a comeback to the squad that will be travelling to Australia. Siraj recently impressed with his show in the first innings of the ongoing first Test between India and West Indies.

• 4 Oct 2025, 05:51:51 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: No change in the T20I squad

  While there were plenty of changes and talking points from the ODI squad, the T20I squad announced is mostly unchanged from the Asia Cup 2025. The only change is a forced one. Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the Australia tour due to injury, and it is Nitish Kumar Reddy who has been included in the side in his place.

• 4 Oct 2025, 05:40:59 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: India's schedule for the Australia tour

  India are to play three ODIs against Australia -

  19th October, 2025: 1st ODI at Perth
  23rd October, 2025: 2nd ODI at Adelaide
  25th October, 2025: 3rd ODI at Sydney

  This will be followed by a five match T20I series -

  29th October, 2025: 1st T20I at Canberra
  31st October, 2025: 2nd T20I at Melbourne
  2nd November, 2025: 3rd T20I at Hobart
  6th November, 2025: 4th T20I at Gold Coast
  8th November, 2025: 5th T20I at Brisbane

• 4 Oct 2025, 05:26:12 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Mohammed Shami remains out of discussion

  Mohammed Shami played his last international match for India in the 2023 WC final. Since then he has been out due to injury. There was no discussion around him for the ODI or T20I series against Australia. At 35, he remains to be out of the Indian scheme of things. One might easily question the fact whether is it over for the pacer?

• 4 Oct 2025, 05:18:38 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Abhishek Sharma awaits ODI call

  Abhishek Sharma was a revelation for India in the recently concluded Asia Cup 2025. He turned to be the decisive factor in favour of India in most of the games with his aggressive and positive batting.

  Given the form he has shown in the last couple of weeks, many expected that Abhishek Sharma might earn an ODI call. However, the problem of plenty is what keeps him away from the squad. With Rohit and Gill slated to open, the management decided that Yashasvi Jaiswal is a better option to be the reserve opener. Thus, Abhishek Sharma still awaits an ODI call.

• 4 Oct 2025, 05:12:22 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: What is the pathway for Rohit Sharma now?

  With the captaincy now removed, Rohit Sharma's journey to the 2027 ODI WC would largely depend on his form. The current selection committee has made it clear with their calls that they will not shy away from taking the bold decisions. With Yashasvi Jaiswal showing great temperament in the longest format, and his presence as a reserve opener in the squad that travels that to Australia, Sharma's place at the top is not fully insured.

• 4 Oct 2025, 05:01:53 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Why no Jasprit Bumrah in the ODI side for Australia?

  Jaspirt Bumrah has been excluded from the ODI squad for the Australia tour, while he is in the T20I side. Notably, India are planning for the ODI WC with the leadership change, however, they have to play the T20I WC in 2026. The ODI WC is still a couple of years. So, the management is looking to play Bumrah in the games important for the build up of the 2026 WC. On the other hand, he has been in action since the Asia Cup and is playing in the ongoing Test series against West Indies, too. As a result to manage his workload, Bumrah might have been rested from the ODIs in Australia.

• 4 Oct 2025, 04:46:58 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Is Ravindra Jadeja's chances in ODIs over?

  While Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are travelling for the Australia tour. Ravindra Jadeja has been excluded from the side. The question arises whether it is over for him in the ODIS? Speaking about this, Ajit Agarkar cleared the air. Said that Jadeja is clearly in BCCI's plans for the 2027 WC, however it was a strategic decision to not take him for the Australia tour.

• 4 Oct 2025, 04:35:05 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: What are the chances for Yashasvi Jasiwal?

  The young Indian opener, Yashasvi Jaiswal has impressed everyone with his exploits in Test cricket. Even though there were talks about his ODI chances, the presence of Rohit Sharma at the top makes it difficult. When the question was asked, Ajit Agarkar also repeated the same.

  At present, the Indian management is not prepared to look beyond Rohit Sharma as the ODI opener. However, there will be games, where India rotate the squad. Yashasvi Jaiswal might get a chance to prove himself in those matches, and needs to be at his best to stake his claim in the future.

• 4 Oct 2025, 04:20:29 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: All in all, a turning point series for the Indian team

  India squad announcement live Updates: With these changes being implemented in the ODI team two years before the World Cup, what can be expected is a year or two of the Indian team preparing to get accustomed to being led by Shubman Gill. He has enjoyed a strong start to his Test tenure, and will be hoping for the same in the ODIs – and beyond that, long-term success in the format as he grows into his prime. Can the Indian team grow along with him?

• 4 Oct 2025, 04:09:25 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Not to take away from Virat Kohli's return

  India squad announcement live Updates: While the focus will be on Rohit and Gill, it is Kohli's return to international cricket which piques just as much interest. He will be going to Australia, a country he loves batting in – but according to Agarkar, the 2027 World Cup is something which hasn't been confirmed with any certainty as something he is looking at just yet. This series will be important for a look into his psyche, somewhat.

• 4 Oct 2025, 04:00:21 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Indian cricket reacts as Rohit Sharma bows out of captaincy and Shubman Gill takes over

  India squad announcement live Updates: This is a pretty substantial decision, one which has come out of the blue even if it was something that was somewhat expected at this point. Harbhajan Singh, Parthiv Patel, and others react.

• 4 Oct 2025, 03:56:41 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Is Shubman Gill ready for full-time captaincy across two formats — and potentially three?

  India squad announcement live Updates: As the dust settles, what this means is that Shubman Gill is now captain in Tests and ODIs both, and vice-captain in T20I cricket to boot. It's a lot of burden for a young man to shoulder, and while this is not a player who lacks in confidence, there is certainly an argument to be had that beginning to specialise a little bit in the team's leadership will only help India become more efficient.

  But Ajit Agarkar is of the belief that having the same player communicate with the coach in that capacity, across formats, is how the team is served best. Guess it is just a matter of waiting and seeing if that is the case.

• 4 Oct 2025, 03:48:09 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: A look back on Rohit's captaincy – the best and the worst

  India squad announcement live Updates: He was only ODI captain for about 4 years, but it was still four very memorable years in charge as he led some of India's fondest and most brutal recent moments. A trip back (not too far) through time.

• 4 Oct 2025, 03:39:17 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: What does India's strongest ODI XI in Australia look like?

  India squad announcement live Updates: The next question becomes what India's combination will be when they visit down under.

  The top 5 is set: Gill and Rohit to open, Kohli at three, Iyer at 4, and KL Rahul at 5. It has what has succeeded, and what will continue to be the blueprint.

  6 and 7 will likely see two all-rounders, with Nitish Kumar Reddy being one of them in Hardik Pandya's injury-induced absence, and the other being either Washington Sundar or Axar Patel, who adds flexibility to the batting.

  In fact, both Axar and Washi could play, extending India's batting to 8, but this would come at the expense of Kuldeep Yadav. After this, three seamers will likely be the way to go down under, with Siraj, Krishna, and Arshdeep being the likely starters.

• 4 Oct 2025, 03:34:19 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Wanting the ODI captain to be the same as Test or T20I also a reason for change

  India squad announcement live Updates: Ajit Agarkar also explained that the number of ODI games India play in a calendar year being so low is also a reason why they want Shubman Gill to have time to acclimatise before the 2027 World Cup.

  “It's also a format which is played the least now, so you don't get that many games to actually give the next guy or if there is going to be another guy, that much time to prepare himself or plan and we are two years away still, might look like a long time but we don't quite know how many one-day games we might play,” explained the selector.

• 4 Oct 2025, 03:28:39 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Agarkar explains Jadeja's exclusion – a tactical decision

  India squad announcement live Updates: Ravindra Jadeja not being in the team is more to do with spinners being maxed out int erms of players in the team. Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, and Axar Patel travelling.

  "With regards to Jaddu, I mean look at the moment to take two left arm spinners to Australia is not possible, he is clearly in the scheme of things with how good he is, but there will be some competition for places.

  “He was there in the Champions Trophy squad, because we took those extra spinners with the conditions there, at the moment we could only carry one and get some balance in the team. With Washi and Kuldeep there as well and I don't think we are going to need more than that in Australia.”

• 4 Oct 2025, 03:22:26 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: ‘Matter of time for Shreyas Iyer leadership’, explains Harbhajan Singh

  India squad announcement live Updates: Harbhajan Singh says Shreyas Iyer is well-deserving of being in the leadership group after his success for India and his coming of age as a leader in the IPL.

• 4 Oct 2025, 03:14:17 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Ajit Agarkar talks about Shubman Gill being prepared for captaincy

  India squad announcement live Updates: Ajit Agarkar explains that the decision to promote Shubman Gill was already the long-term plan, and not a reaction to the England series.

  “He's been vice-captain in one-day cricket for a while now. It's not just the England series. That's always the plan. Whenever the next guy takes over, it ideally should be the vice-captain.”

  “It doesn't always work out that way. But obviously, what he's shown in England were really good positive signs. We are very hopeful.”

• 4 Oct 2025, 03:10:20 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Shubman Gill will have time to learn and adapt from Rohit

  India squad announcement live Updates: One positive that Harbhajan Singh points out is that Shubman Gill will get time to learn what the captaincy will require, picking up first-hand from his opening partner about how he must go about leading the team.

• 4 Oct 2025, 03:07:34 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Harbhajan Singh is ‘shocked’ that Rohit is travelling to Australia

  India squad announcement live Updates: Harbhajan Singh, reacting to the squad selection on Star's post-match, explains that he's surprised Rohit will be travelling to Australia when he's not the captain. However, he expects him to keep being a leader.

  “I expect him to bat the way he has batted, to be leading even without the captaincy.”

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:57:59 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Difficulty in removing Rohit Sharma as the ODI captain

  Ajit Agarkar admitted how good Rohit Sharma was as a captain for India. But BCCI is looking ahead and in order to allow enough time to Shubman Gill in the role, he feels it was a necessary decision.

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:56:18 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Hardik Pandya's injury

  Hardik Pandya would not be available for the Australia tour, that is the latest update. He is to attend the BCCI CoE and then things will be assessed after that.

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:55:26 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Bumrah's workload

  Agarkar believes that Bumrah would be given ample rest. However, they also need to him to play given the best interest of the team. Agarkar believes that not only Bumrah, all other bowlers, including Siraj will be given ample rest and will be handed with care.

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:53:56 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Absence of Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma from the ODI squad

  With Rohit and Kohli in the side, Agarkar belives that it was difficult to include them. He believes that both of them have made a case for themselves. With some more ODI games in the schedule after the Australia tour, India would look to rotate their team and give the rest of the players a chance, too.

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:52:15 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Concerns around Shubman Gill's turnaround between series

  Agarkar believes that Shubman Gill is young and the turn around time should not be a big concern. The fact that they wanted to allow Gill enough time in the role is the reason that he has been given the captaincy.

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:50:51 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Why the change in captaincy?

  As per Ajit Agarkar it was practically impossible to have three different captains in three different formats. He also spoke about allowing time to the new man in the role to get to know his team and plan for the World Cup in 2027.

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:49:25 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Ajit Agarkar speaks on Kohli and Rohit in the side

  The selection committee chariman addrsses the inclusion of Rohit and Kohli. Mentions that with the 2027 WC in question there was no doubt about their role.

  On Jadeja not being a part of the side, Agarkar mentions that there was no thinking of taking two left arm spinners to Australia. Although, he ensures that Jadeja is still a part of the plans.

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:44:51 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: India's T20I squad

  India's T20I squad for Australia Tour: 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

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:42:59 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: India's ODI squad

  India's ODI squad for Australia tour: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washintong Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:39:52 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: The squad has been announced for Australia

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:12:20 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: What do we know so far?

  The squad announcemnet for the Australia tour is just moments away. Before we get further updates, here is what we know from the latest reports and speculations.

  Rohit Sharma might lose his ODI captaincy. Shubman Gill all set to take over the role.

  Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to be a part of the ODI squad.

  Suryakumar Yadav to continue as the captain of the T20I series.

  Suryakumar Yadav might get a call in the ODI squad.

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:07:20 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Suryakumar Yadav might get a call in the ODIs

  Well as the latest report suggests, Suryakumar Yadav might be up for a call in the ODIS. He was a part of the set-up earlier and also played the 2023 ODI WC final. However, he failed to perform and hence was not considered for the format. Given his recent form with the bat, this seems to be a surprise call and it will be interesting to see if he really gets a place in the side.

• 4 Oct 2025, 02:02:00 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: The squad to be announced after the post match conference of the IND vs WI Test match

  The squad for the Australia tour will be announced after the post match press conference of the India vs West Indies first Test.

• 4 Oct 2025, 01:52:24 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Suryakumar Yadav to continue as the captain of the T20I side

  Well, there were not much doubts about Suryakumar Yadav retaining his captaincy in the T20I format. As the latest report from Indian Express suggests, he will be leading the side in the T20Is that are to be played in Australia. Even though, SKY did not have the best of times with the bat in the recently concluded Asia Cup, his leadership earned the praise from the experts and fans. So, BCCI seemingly is allowing him to gain his batting form back while staying at the helm of things in the shortest format of international cricket.

• 4 Oct 2025, 01:47:53 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: No captaincy for Rohit Sharma, but Rohit-Virat to be in the side

  Well the reports do say that Rohit might not continue as the captain of the ODI team. But the place of both Kohli and Rohit is ensured in the side for the Australia tour.

  That is probably a hint at two of the biggest questions in the minds of the Indian cricket fans for the ODI squad selection. However, there are few more puzzles to be solved and we hope to have a clarity on that soon.

• 4 Oct 2025, 01:44:35 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: West Indies' steamrolled by India in the first Test

  In other news, India have toppled over West Indies in the first Test of the series with relative ease. With Kuldeep Yadav picking up the wicket of Jayden Seales, India registered a win by an innings and 140 runs. This is India's third biggest margin of win in Tests against the West Indies. They now lead the two match series by 1-0.

• 4 Oct 2025, 01:42:17 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: A look at Rohit Sharma's brilliance as the Captain

  Under Rohit Sharma's captaincy India won 27 matches in the ICC events while losing only three. This is the best win loss ratio for a skipper from any side, who has captained his team in more than 15 matches across three tournaments.

  Also in terms of number of wins in ICC events, Rohit is the third most successful captain in the history of the format with 27 wins. He is just behind MS Dhoni (41) and Ricky Ponting (40).

• 4 Oct 2025, 01:24:13 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: India's most successful ODI captain's era coming to an end?

  If the reports are to be believed, we might have seen the last of Rohit Sharma leading the Indian team in ODIs. Notably, this would mean that he finishes his stint at the helm as the most successful ODI skipper for the nation. Rohit Sharma has a win percentage of 75% in the format, the highest for any captain who has led India in more than 50 matches.

  Here is a look at the top three most successful captains for India in ODIs:

  Rohit Sharma - 75% win percentage
  Virat Kohli - 68.42% win percentage
  MS Dhoni - 55% win percentage

• 4 Oct 2025, 01:11:03 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Shubman Gill to take over the captaincy of the ODI format from Rohit Sharma

  While reports earlier suggested that Rohit Sharma would retain his ODI captaincy, recent report from the Indian express updates that there is a chance of change in the role. As per the report, the current Test captain of the Indian team, Shubman Gill will handed over the role in the ODI format too.

  This seems a surprise development. Given the fact that India were going with split captaincy. However, it now seems like BCCI are thinking about the future and as a result want a young captain to take over. With about two years left for the next ODI World Cup, it would give Gill the time to settle himself in the role and form a squad that presents a tough challenge for the title.

• 4 Oct 2025, 12:58:56 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: The meeting of the selection committee gets on the way

  The meeting of the selection committee for the Australia tour is on the way. Reports claim that the important parties have all gathered to take the final call for the side that visits Australia.

• 4 Oct 2025, 12:46:30 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Kuldeep Yadav to rested for Australia

  Reports are there that India's left-arm wrist-spinenr, Kuldeep Yadav might be rested for the tour. Notably, Kuldeep Yadav played a crucial role in India's championship run during the Asia Cup 2025. Within three days of the final in the tournament, Yadav has turned up to play in the Test series. So, in order to manage his workload, there is a chance that Kuldeep might be rested for the series.

  This opens up a spot for a spinner in the squad. It will be interesting to see, who gets the not, if at all India decide to board the plane for Australia without Kuldeep Yadav.

• 4 Oct 2025, 12:35:14 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Sanju Samson's place in the ODI team

  The squad for the Australia tour will decide what the management is thinking about the future of Sanju Samson in the ODIs. It is expected that KL Rahul will be the first choice wicketkeeper of India for the tour. However, Sanju Samson can be a part of the team as a pure batter, too.

  Here is a look at the ODI numbers of Samson -

  Matches: 16 Innings: 14 Runs: 510 Average: 56.66 Strike Rate: 99.60

  The numbers a prove of the fact that he has shown both consistency and dynamism in the ODIs. His presence in the line-up could be an interesting call, allowing the captain to have more flexibility during a game. However, if the selectors think of him in the format would be interesting to see.

• 4 Oct 2025, 12:22:14 PM IST

  India squad announcement live Updates: Who will play the role of Hardik Pandya?

  With Hardik Pandya set to miss the tour, India will be looking for a pace-bowling all-rounder, who plays the same role. The two players in discussion would be Shivam Dube and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

  While Shivam Dube did a brilliant job in the recently concluded Asia Cup 2025, Nitish Reddy has staked his claims with his show in the ongoing Test match against the West Indies.

  During the Asia Cup 2025, Shivam Dube delivered some important overs in the middle phase for the team. He was also instrumental in India's win against Pakistan in the summit clash of the tournament. On the other hand Nitish Reddy looked good with the ball in the few overs he bowled in the ongoing match. Although, he did not get a chance to bat, he has impressed the selectors previously with the skill. It will be interesting to see, what the call from the selectors is.