New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Indian selectors have chosen to back young blood over experience as they announced Shubman Gill will be replacing Rohit Sharma as the captain of India in One Day Internationals.

The decision was revealed during the squad announcement for India's upcoming white-ball tour of Australia. It was clearly made keeping in mind the 2027 ODI World Cup, for which the selectors needed to zero down on a captain who is most likely to make it to the squad. With Sharma currently 38, he might not continue in the team till October-November 2027, when the ODI World Cup will be played in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia.

It is also unclear whether Test vice captain Ravindra Jadeja will make it to the WC squad, owing to his exclusion...