New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- After a successful Test captaincy debut in England and first series win over West Indies at home, Shubman Gill will begin his era as ODI skipper when India take on Australia in the first of three games in Perth on Sunday (October 19). The second and third ODIs are scheduled for October 23 and 25 respectively. Gill replaced Rohit as the ODI captain.

Besides Gill, the focus will be on former captains Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who are returning to the Indian dressing room after seven months. Both Rohit and Kohli have retired from T20Is and Tests. Shreyas Iyer, who was snubbed in the Asia Cup 2025, will be Gill's deputy in ODIs.

On the other hand, Australia were forced to make three changes in their ODI squad. All-...