Team India captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar have announced India’s squad for the ODI series to be played against Australia through a press conference. Senior players including Rohit Sharma and star batsman Virat Kohli have been rested for the first two matches. At the same time, experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has returned to the team. KL Rahul will lead the team in the first two matches while Rohit will take command of the team in the third ODI. The new vice-captain of Team India has also been announced for the first two matches of the series.
Team India gets new vice captain
The first ODI match between India and Australia will be played in Mohali on 22 September. The second match will be played in Indore on 24th September and the third match will be played in Rajkot on 27th September. Hardik holds the responsibility of Pandya’s vice-captain in the ODI team, but he has also been rested for the first two matches. In such a situation, BCCI has decided to make star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja the vice-captain of Team India. However, only Hardik Pandya will be seen in this responsibility in the last match of the series.
Amazing figures in international cricket
Ravindra Jadeja is one of the most important players of the Indian team. He took 275 wickets at an average of 24.07 in 67 Tests for India and scored 2804 runs at 36.41 with 3 centuries. Ravindra Jadeja has the power to change matches with the ball as well as the bat. In ODI, he has scored 200 wickets and 2585 runs while playing 183 matches. In T20, Jadeja has scored 51 wickets and 457 runs while playing 64 matches.
India’s squad for the first two ODIs:
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, Mohammed Shami, Mo Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.
India’s team for the third ODI:
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, Mo Shami, Mo Siraj.
