Mumbai: The promotion of Shubman Gill to the ODI captaincy , despite Rohit Sharma’s presence in the white-ball squad for the upcoming tour of Australia, was the biggest headline of Saturday’s selection committee meeting.

There was another big talking point, too, after chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the ODI and T20I squads. Many were surprised to find the name of Ravindra Jadeja missing from the list. ADVERTISEMENT

One of Team India’s most consistent performers at home and abroad over a year and half, Jadeja had retired from T20 Internationals along with Rohit and Virat Kohli after India lifted the T20 World Cup at Bridgetown, Barbados in June 2024. However, the prolific allrounder was available for Tests and ODIs.

Even at 36, Jadeja has been outperforming his younger teammates

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