'I had the opportunity and that is...': Rohit Sharma’s bold message as he makes way for Shubman Gill to lead India in ODIs against Australia

"I personally took a lot of pride in trying to excel in all three forms whenever I had the opportunity and that is something that a few others also did and that eventually rubbed off on the team as well," Rohit said during the CEAT Cricket Rating awards.

"I love playing against them. I love going to Australia. It's a very challenging country to play cricket. People there love the game as well," he said, talking about the Australia tour.

"But certainly, Australia is a different challenge every time they have played against us. Having been there now several times, I do understand what to expect. Hopefully we can go there and do what the Indian team is supposed to do and get the result in our favour," he said. 

Rohit Sharma's ODI captaincy record

Rohit Sharma, who started leading India in ODIs from 2017, has guided the Men in Blue to stunning 42 wins and 12 losses, with one ending in a no-result and another in a tie. He has an impressive winning percentage is 75. 

India vs Australia ODIs schedule

India ODI squad

Shubman Gill (C), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer(VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal.