Team India are currently in a transition as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Shubman Gill as Rohit Sharma's sucessor to lead India in ODIs. Following Gill's promotion as the ODI captain of a team featuring senior players like Rohit and Virat Kohli, there are discussions about whether the young skipper will face challenges leading the super senior duo in the fifty-over format.
Parthiv Patel on whether Gill will have any issues leading Rohit and Virat
Notably, Gill's first ODI assignment as a captain will be the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia he will lead the squad featuring batting greats Rohit and Virat. Parthiv Patel, who is a part of the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, reckons that Gill wouldn't have any issue leading the two super seniors, who are themselves flexible individuals.
"I don't think that it will be problem because of the kind of characters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are. You look at Virat, he became captain when MS Dhoni was still playing. He knows what role a senior plays in grooming a new captain," Parthiv Patel told PTI.
"Same thing was there when Rohit became the captain. Yes, Virat wasn't his senior but nevertheless a former skipper.
"Obviously, they have gone through that phase and understand the decision, which is about betterment of Indian cricket, both of them always come across as mature. I don't think Shubman needs to put in his energies behind managing those senior players" added Parthiv.
India vs Australia schedule
India are scheduled to play a three-match ODI series and a five-match T20I series against Australia, which is scheduled to start from October 19. Gill will lead India in ODIs and he will be Suryakumar Yadav's deputy in the five-match T20I series.
| Match | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI | October 19 | Perth Stadium |
| 2nd ODI | October 23 | Adelaide Oval |
| 3rd ODI | October 25 | Sydney Cricket Ground |
India's squad against Australia
Shubman Gill (Captain), 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.