Harbhajan Singh Surprised by Rohit Sharma’s Removal as India ODI Captain

Harbhajan Singh has appointed Shubman Gill as the new captain of the Indian ODI cricket team, replacing Rohit Sharma. Just as young Kohli was appointed captain after Dhoni, young Gill has been appointed captain after Rohit.

Harbhajan Singh Surprised by Rohit Sharma’s Removal as India ODI Captain

The decision to strip the 38-year-old Rohit of the ODI captaincy has created excitement and discussion in the cricket world. Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh congratulated Gill on being appointed captain and also questioned the decision to strip Rohit of the ODI captaincy.

"First of all, congratulations to Shubman Gill. He has captained the team very well in Tests and now he has been given the responsibility of the ODI team. This will be a new challenge for him as he has not captained the ODI team before."

However, Harbhajan Singh admitted that the decision was a bit surprising as Rohit Sharma has a great record in white-ball cricket.

"Rohit has a very good record in white-ball cricket. Honestly, it's a bit surprising not to see him captain, even though he has been selected in the team."

Harbhajan Singh further stated that Rohit has led India to victory in numerous tournaments, including the Champions Trophy, and is one of the pillars of Indian cricket. He also said that he believed he would have been named captain if he had gone on the Australia tour.

"Gill is very talented, but if he was given the responsibility after 6-8 months or a year, it would have been fine. There is still a lot of time till the 2027 World Cup."

India's ODI squad:

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

India vs Australia ODI schedule:

1. First ODI - October 19, Perth
2. Second ODI - October 23, Adelaide
3. Third ODI - October 25, Sydney

India vs Australia T20I schedule:

1. First T20I - October 29, Canberra
2. Second T20I - October 31, Melbourne
3. Third T20I - November 2, Hobart
4. Fourth T20I - November 6, Gold Coast
5. Fifth T20I - November 8, Brisbane

India's T20I squad:

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, and Washington Sundar