Ahmedabad, Oct 4, 2025

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named India’s ODI and T20I squads on Saturday for the upcoming white-ball tour of Australia, starting October 19, and one thing that grabbed everyone’s attention was Shubman Gill’s appointment as India’s ODI captain.

Chief selector Ajit Agarkar confirmed that Gill had succeeded Rohit Sharma as the captain in the 50-over format and also shed light on the panel’s reason behind making this decision.

With former captains Rohit and Virat a part of the squad that’ll face Australia, Gill will now take charge in ODIs besides his red-ball captaincy.

Here are the excerpts from Agarkar’s press conference, where he addressed the media after announcing a 15-man squad for the ODIs and a 16-member T20I squad.

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