India, Oct. 5 -- Test skipper Shubman Gill was named India's one-day international (ODI) captain on Saturday ahead of the upcoming series against Australia, ending Rohit Sharma's four-year tenure at the helm and signalling the beginning of a new phase in India's limited-overs setup.
Chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced that 38-year-old Sharma and 36-year-old Virat Kohli-both of whom retired from Tests in May-will continue to be part of the squad for the three-match series starting October 19 in Australia while noting that Gill was named captain with the 2027 World Cup in mind.
"Obviously, at some stage, you've got to start looking at where the next World Cup is. It's also a format which is played the least now, so you don't get that ma...
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