Overview

• The BCCI announced ODI and T20I squads for Australia starting October 19, with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returning to the 50-over side as players.
• Shreyas Iyer was appointed ODI vice-captain, and Suryakumar Yadav will captain the T20Is with Gill as his deputy.
• Jasprit Bumrah was rested for the ODI leg for workload management and is included in the T20I squad.
• From the Champions Trophy-winning group, Ravindra Jadeja and Varun Chakravarthy were left out, while Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel and Yashasvi Jaiswal came in.
• Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said Rohit was informed of the decision and highlighted domestic and India A matches as selection pathways, underscored by Abhishek Sharma choosing India A duty over a family event.