Overview

• The BCCI announced white‑ball squads for Australia, handing Gill the ODI role with Shreyas Iyer as vice‑captain and keeping Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the 15.
• Suryakumar Yadav will lead the T20Is with Gill as deputy, and Abhishek Sharma returns to the T20 group after a standout Asia Cup.
• Jasprit Bumrah is rested for the ODI leg to manage workload, while injured Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant are unavailable; Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna headline the ODI pace attack.
• Ravindra Jadeja is omitted from the ODI squad as selectors opt for Axar Patel and Washington Sundar as spin‑bowling all‑rounders, a balance they say suits the short Australian series.
• Chief selector Ajit Agarkar called the decision a tough call and said limited ODI windows and 2027 preparation make separate captains across three formats impractical.