The national selection committee, led by chief of selectors Ajit Agarkar, have elevated Shubman Gill as the captain of the Indian ODI side ahead of India’s tour of Australia later this month. Agarkar had said that they wanted to give new captain Gill plenty of time to get in the ODI captaincy frame of mind before the ODI World Cup in 2027.

Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh was one of the players who was “shocked” at the decision.

“First of all, congratulations to Shubman Gill . Obviously, he has been leading the team well in Test cricket and now, he has been given another responsibility to lead the team in ODIs as well. Of course, it’s going to be a new challenge for him. He hasn’t done that before. Talking about Rohit being replaced as a captain by Shubman, Rohit is someone who

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