India's squads for the T20I and ODI series for the Australia tour were announced on Saturday, October 4, with Shubman Gill named as the new ODI captain, replacing Rohit Sharma.
After successfully leading India to a 2-2 draw in the five-match Test series in England in his maiden assignment as a captain, Gill was made the vice-captain of the T20I side that won the Asia Cup in Dubai last month.
And now with the promotion as ODI captain, it was a clear hint from the board that they see Gill lead India across all formats in the near future.
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There were a few more surprises as veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was left out of the squad, despite performing well in the Champions Trophy earlier this year.
Jasprit Bumrah was also not picked for the ODI team, although he was named in the T20I squad. Bumrah's exclusion from ODIs is more for managing his workload.
Many believed that Sanju Samson might get the call as the second wicket-keeper batter in the ODI team behind KL Rahul for the Australia series, although ultimately Dhurv Jurel made the cut ahead of the Rajasthan Royals captain.
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Explaining the decision of picking Jurel ahead of Samson in the ODI team, chief selector Ajit Agarkar said: "t's more of a position thing. Sanju bats more in the top order. Jurel and KL bat down the order. We are looking for guys who can fill those spots."
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While Samson failed to make it for the 50-over format, he was picked in the T20I squad and will go to Australia this month.
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