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BCCI on Saturday announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming ODI series against Australia, which is scheduled to start from October 19 in Perth. India have a new captain on board as Shubman Gill replaced Rohit Sharma for the ODI leadership role.

In the 15-member team picked for the ODI matches, the selection committee included Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mohammed Siraj, who were not considered for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. However, the likes of Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Shami, along with Varun Chakaravarthy, were dropped. On the other hand, Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant were not available for selection due to injury-related issues.

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Virat Kohli made his much-awaited return to the ODI team along with Rohit, whereas Shreyas Iyer has been named the vice-captain of the side in the format. He was the top run-getter in India's previous ODI assignment, the Champions Trophy, which the Men in Blue won. KL Rahul will continue to be the leading wicket-keeper in the ODI team, while Dhruv Jurel was included as a backup in Pant's absence.

Here's a look at the complete list of changes in India’s ODI squad for the Australia series from ICC Champions Trophy 2025:


OUT: Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant and Varun Chakaravarthy missed out on the selection, whereas Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant were unavailable due to injury issues.

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On the other hand, Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for the three-match series due to his workload management, having recently played the Asia Cup 2025.

IN: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Dhruv Jurel, and Prasidh Krishna are back in India’s ODI team for the three matches in Australia


Retained players: Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep and Harshit are 10 players from the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 winning team that retained their place in the ODI squad.

India’s ODI squad for Australia ODIs: Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.