India, Oct. 4 -- India have handed Shreyas Iyer the vice-captaincy in the ODIs for the Australia tour. This pairs him up with the new captain in the format Shubman Gill. The move formalises a fresh leadership core while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return as senior batters in the line-up, smoothening the transition for the team.

Shreyas Iyer's appointment gives Gill, the captain, an on-field lieutenant who bats in the pressure pocket of ODIs. The numbers 3 to 5 in the format are crucial as they steady the collapses and propel the team towards a powerful finish. A composed starter and an authoritative strike rotator through the middle-phases, Iyer's strengths directly address the phase where India have sometimes stalled earlier.

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