In a major development, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has dismissed Rohit Sharma as ODI of the India National Cricket Team before the upcoming Australia tour.
The selection committee led by Ajit Agkar has named Test Skipper Shubman Gill as the team’s new ODI captain, which is the place of Rohit Sharma.
Rohit Sharma’s captaincy era ends
The India National Cricket Team is set to visit Australia for the three-match ODI ODI series and the five-match T20I series in October-November 2025. The Perth Stadium will host the ODI series opener on October 19, and the next two matches are to be played in Adelaide and Sydney on 23 October and 25.
Rohit Sharma along with Virat Kohli has been nominated in the squad, but in the past, ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and ICC Champions Trophy 2025 have been taken away from India despite India’s leadership for two back-to-back pride.
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The new poster of Indian cricket, Boy Shubman Gill, will lead the ODI team as they prepare for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027. He also recently participated in the selection meeting.
Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer is back in the role of leadership, the new ODI Vice-Captain has been named after his success in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
In addition, Ravindra Jadeja is not nominated in the ODI team, Mohammed Shami also missed the selection, while Jasprit Bumrah has been rested. In addition, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant have been thrown out and they have been replaced by Nitish Kumar Reddy and Dhruv Jurlel.
India’s ODI Squad for Australia Tour:
Squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Ariddip Singh, Arshid Sirudh Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Ajit Agkar opens on a difficult decision to dismiss Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma achieved so much success as the captain of India that he could be placed in the ‘goat’ category. In the ODI multi-nation tournament, he captained India in 27 matches and won 24 of them. He took India to the final of ODI World Cup 2023 and won the Asia Cup 2018, Asia Cup 2023, and ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Talking about the decision to remove him from the leadership despite his immense success, Ajit Agarkar said it was a very difficult decision for him. He made it clear that to bypass Rohit, even though he had not won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, was difficult due to his contribution to the team over the years.
“Even if he did not win the Champions Trophy, it would have been a difficult decision of how good it has been for India. But you will sometimes have to see what is coming next,” talking to the media.
“You stand as a team and eventually see what is in the best interest of the team. Whether it’s now or perhaps after six months. The calls that I think you think is to make,” Agarkar said.
