India, Oct. 6 -- India's announcement of its squad for the Australia ODIs saw some significant changes. The biggest change was Rohit Sharma's removal from the captaincy role and Shubman Gill being named as his replacement. Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer has been given the vice-captaincy role. Both Rohit and Virat Kohli were named in the squad, and the duo will be in action for the first time since IPL 2025.

According to former India cricketer Irfan Pathan, both Rohit and Kohli need to play domestic cricket regularly if they want to represent India in the 2027 ODI World Cup. Speaking on his YouTube channel, he said, "Rohit (Sharma) and Virat (Kohli) want to play the 2027 World Cup, but game fitness will be a big challenge for them."

"Rohit has ...