India National Cricket Team vs Australia National Cricket Team Match: Fast bowler Mohammed Shami has expressed support for Shubman Gill after the young batter was appointed India’s new ODI captain, replacing Rohit Sharma.  Speaking on his YouTube channel, Shami said, “There have been a lot of memes on this question. I feel there should not be any objection. This is the decision of the BCCI, selectors, and coaches. Shubman captained India in England, and he is the skipper of the Gujarat Titans as well. He has the experience. Someone had to be given this responsibility, and the BCCI chose Shubman Gill, so we should accept it.”

Gill led India during the recent tour of England, guiding the team to a 2-2 draw in the five-match Test series. He scored 754 runs in ten innings at an average of 75.4, including four centuries, and emerged as the highest run-getter of the series.

Shami has been out of international cricket for some time. He last played for India in the 2025 Champions Trophy and has been sidelined due to fitness concerns. Although he continues to play in the IPL and for Bengal in domestic cricket, he was not selected for India’s ODI or T20I squads for the upcoming tour of Australia.

India ODI Squad for AustraliaShubman 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, Yashasvi Jaiswal

The ODI series will begin in Perth on October 19. Adelaide will host the second match on October 23, and the final match will be played in Sydney on October 25.