India’s ODI & T20I squads named for Australia tour; Shubman Gill to lead ODI side

On Saturday, October 4, the Ajit Agarkar-led Indian Senior Men’s Selection Committee met in Ahmedabad, where India won the first Test vs WI by an innings and 140 runs to unveil the ODI and T20I squads for the Australian tour.

While Shubman Gill has been appointed as the new ODI captain, Shreyas Iyer has been named his deputy. Interestingly, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have returned to international cricket since the successful ICC Champions Trophy 2025 campaign. 

For the unversed, there are five changes to the ODI squad from the squad that won the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai in March 2025. While Ravindra Jadeja and Varun Chakravarthy have been axed, Hardik Pandya is recovering from an injury. 

Also, Rishabh Pant hasn’t recovered yet from a foot fracture, while Jasprit Bumrah has been rested. In the T20I squad, Nitish Kumar Reddy replaced the injured all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Also, Washington Sundar has been added to the squad.

India’s ODI squad: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.

India’s T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.

Australia vs India 2025 Full Series Schedule

Sunday, October 19: 1st ODI, Perth, 9:00 AM IST 

Thursday, October 23: 2nd ODI, Adelaide, 9:00 AM IST

Saturday, October 25: 3rd ODI, Sydney, 9:00 AM IST

Wednesday, October 29: 1st T20I, Canberra, 1:45 PM IST

Friday, October 31: 2nd T20I, Melbourne, 1:45 PM IST 

Sunday, November 2: 3rd T20I, Hobart, 1:45 PM IST 

Thursday, November 6: 4th T20I, Gold Coast, 1:45 PM IST 

Saturday, November 8: 5th T20I, Brisbane, 1:45 PM IST

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