India, Oct. 4 -- BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Saturday ended all speculation about Rohit Sharma's participation in the ODI leg of India's upcoming Australia tour. In a move that was not entirely unexpected, the 37-year-old was removed as captain, with Shubman Gill named the new leader and Shreyas Iyer as his deputy. Agarkar said the decision was communicated to Rohit before the announcement, but declined to share the star's reaction.

It was always a matter of when, not if, the selectors would move on from Rohit as India's ODI leader after his exit from Test cricket in May. Speaking to the media after announcing the squad for the upcoming white-ball tour of Australia, which includes three ODIs and five T20Is, Agarkar said his commi...