Sports News: The Indian team is scheduled to play a three-match ODI series on its tour of Australia starting October 19th. When the squad was announced, the captaincy was handed over to Shubman Gill, who has now been scheduled as the new tutorage of Team India in this format by the BCCI. Rohit Sharma has moreover got a place in the 15-member Team India squad for the series versus Australia and will be seen playing as a player. Apart from this, Virat Kohli is moreover a part of the team in this series. Now, Shubman Gill's first statement has come out without getting the responsibility of captaincy in ODIs, in which he has moreover revealed his target.
Our biggest target is the 2027 ODI World Cup
In his first statement without thesping the ODI captaincy, Shubman Gill, in a video posted by the BCCI, said that his biggest target is the 2027 ODI World Cup. Gill stated that he will have the opportunity to play approximately 20 matches surpassing the ODI World Cup in South Africa. "We will aim to play each series with that goal in mind and in preparation," Gill said. "It is an honor for me to lead the Indian team in ODIs, and I hope to fully meet everyone's expectations with this responsibility."
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— BCCI (@BCCI) October 4, 2025Rohit And Kohli’s World Cup Future Unclear
There is still no clarity on whether Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will play in the 2027 ODI World Cup. Keeping this in mind, the BCCI decided to sublease Shubman Gill as the new ODI tutorage of Team India so that he can have zaftig opportunity to prepare for this responsibility surpassing the World Cup. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar, in a statement without appointing Shubman Gill as the new ODI captain, said that having variegated captains for all three formats is not practical.
We are only two years yonder from the 2027 World Cup, and we are playing significantly fewer matches in this format. Currently, our focus is next year's T20 World Cup. We must moreover uncork planning for the ODI World Cup so that the players have unobjectionable time to prepare.
