



Rohit, Kohli and the newly-appointed ODI vice-captain Shreyas Iyer will join the Indian team for the ODI series against Australia.
India will play three ODIs and five T20Is starting next Sunday in Perth.
Earlier last week, chief selector Ajit Agarkar made the official announcement where he explained Rohit Sharma was replaced as the skipper of the team.
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Even Ravichandran Ashwin on his YouTube channel had said that both of them might need to play a bit of domestic cricket to get into the groove and could have actually played the India A series.
When asked about if Rohit and Kohli remain in the 2027 World Cup plans, Gill had a different opinion from chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar who did not commit anything in a recent press conference.
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The 25-year-old Gill, who already leads the Indian Test team, will begin his ODI captaincy reign during a three-match series Down Under from October 19 to 25.
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Social media was inundated with memes about the decision of Gill replace Rohit as captain, as both chief selector Ajit Agarkar and head coach Gautam Gambhir came under fire.
Speaking on his official YouTube channel, R Ashwin suggested that players need to be handled better when they are near the end of their careers.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have already retired from the Test format and T20I, making ODIs their only active format right now.
Some also connected Rohit Sharma's change as a message to the selectors following his abrupt retirement from Test cricket.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma can’t be judged by runs in Australia. It will depend on how they shape up, fitness, hunger and more.
In fact both the ICC titles, which India won under captain Rohit was right after the ODI World Cup heartbreak, where India lost to Australia in the final.
The 39-year-old noted Gautam Gambhir's failure to include Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the 2027 World Cup plan would be a "really poor decision".
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India will enter the series following some high-profile changes, chief among them is the appointment of Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain and Shubman Gill as captain.
India's ODI captaincy change was noteworthy because Ajit Agarkar, the current chairperson of the selection committee, stressed the need of giving Shubman Gill enough time to get ready for the 2027 World Cup.
Rohit Sharma was dismissed early in his career by Mumbai cricket circles for being a "mad and moody" captain, according to former India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, who recalled an incident that occurred 13 years ago.
| Rank | Team | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3732 | 124 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3581 | 116 |
| 3 | England | 4469 | 112 |
| 4 | India | 4064 | 104 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 2839 | 98 |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 2364 | 88 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 2050 | 82 |
| 8 | West Indies | 2270 | 69 |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 1888 | 63 |
| 10 | Ireland | 185 | 23 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 208 | 12 |
| 12 | Afghanistan | 62 | 10 |