Team India on Monday announced the squad for IND vs AUS 3-match ODI series which is starting on September 22. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar announced the squad via virtual press conference. KL Rahul was named captain for the first two games with number of senior players rested. Meanwhile, Ruturaj Gaikad and Tilak Varma were also included for the first two matches. However, Sanju Samson could still not make the cut which left many fans frustrated.
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Notably, both Ruturaj Gaikwad and Tilak Varma are part of the squad for the Asian Games set to begin on September 19. However, Team India will directly play the quarterfinal on October 3.
Sanju Samson, on the other hand, was picked as a reserve for Asia Cup 2023 and is not part of the Asian Games and the World Cup squad.
Team India’s Squad for first two ODIs:
KL Rahul (Captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna, R Ashwin, and Washington Sundar
Team India’s Squad for final ODI:
Rohit Sharma (C), 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, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj
*Subject to fitness
