Overview

• Shubman Gill has been appointed India’s ODI captain for the upcoming Australia series as part of a forward-looking plan toward 2027.
• Parthiv Patel told PTI that Kohli and Sharma are mature professionals and that Gill need not expend energy managing them.
• Patel cited the sparse ODI calendar as a challenge for veterans seeking to stay match-fit over the next two years.
• He recommended Kohli and Sharma play the domestic Vijay Hazare Trophy to sharpen their 50-over games.
• CricketAddictor reported that chief selector Ajit Agarkar has asked the pair to make themselves available for the Vijay Hazare Trophy, a claim not independently confirmed in the other coverage.