Ahmedabad, Oct 4 (KNS): In a major development, opener Shubman Gill has been named captain of India’s ODI team for the upcoming tour of Australia, replacing senior batter Rohit Sharma.

The BCCI announced the 15-member squad on Saturday, marking a gradual change in leadership while keeping experienced players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the lineup. Shreyas Iyer has been appointed vice-captain for the three-match series.

Pace star Jasprit Bumrah has been rested to manage his workload, while young left-hander Yashasvi Jaiswal returns to the ODI setup after impressive performances in T20Is.

The three ODIs will be played in Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne from October 19 to 25, followed by a five-match T20 series.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

India’s ODI squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.

T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), 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.