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India Fly to Australia as Gill Begins ODI Captaincy With Rohit, Kohli Returning

BCCI frames the tour as a series-by-series evaluation under a sparse ODI calendar.

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma did not play the India A series against Australia A
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Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ahead of India's departure to Australia (Courtesy of BCCI)
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Overview

  • The Indian squad departed New Delhi for a white-ball tour featuring three ODIs on October 19, 23 and 25 in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney, followed by five T20Is from October 29 to November 8.
  • Shubman Gill leads the ODI side after Ajit Agarkar confirmed Rohit Sharma was relieved of captaincy, with Rohit and Virat Kohli returning as ODI-only players after retiring from Tests and T20Is.
  • BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla rejected speculation that this would be Rohit and Kohli’s final series, saying any retirement decision rests with the players.
  • Australia’s Pat Cummins suggested it might be the last chance for home fans to see Rohit and Kohli in Australia, while he sits out the series and Mitchell Marsh captains the ODI side.
  • The BCCI released video of warm reunions on the team bus, and Virat Kohli paused to sign a young fan’s poster in Delhi, underscoring intense public interest in the transition.