India Announced The Squad For Australia Series, Rohit-Virat Rest KL Rahul Lead The Team

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced Team India for the first two matches of the three-match ODI series against Australia. BCCI has rested captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Hardik Pandya in the first two matches. KL Rahul will command the team against Australia and Ravindra Jadeja will look after the responsibility of vice-captain. However, BCCI has also announced the team for the third ODI, in which Virat, Rohit, and Hardik have returned and Rohit and Pandya will take over the responsibility.

BCCI has announced Team India for the first two matches against Australia, in which R Ashwin has returned. Apart from this, Shreyas Iyer has also been selected. Whereas Rituraj Gaikwad and Tilak Verma have got a chance for the first two matches. At the same time, BCCI has rested Rohit, Virat, Pandya, and Kuldeep for the first two matches and has handed over the command to KL Rahul, while Jadeja will be the vice-captain.

Rohit, Virat, and Pandya return in the third ODI

BCCI has also announced the team for the third ODI against Australia. Captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Hardik Pandya have returned in the third ODI. Whereas Tilak, Rituraj, and Krishna have been discharged. Akshar Patel has also been included in the third ODI. However, in the third ODI, Rohit and Pandya will handle their respective responsibilities.

Team India for the first two matches in the ODI series against Australia

Team- KL Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Washington Sundar, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

Team India for the third ODI against Australia

Team- Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya, (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel*, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.

*Axar Patel’s availability in the third match is subject to fitness