IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma to miss 1st ODI due to family commitments, Hardik Pandya to lead India

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced an 18-member ODI squad for the three-match series against Australia and confirmed that India captain Rohit Sharma will miss the first ODI due to family commitments.

Regular vice-captain Hardik Pandya will lead the Indian side in the series opener, while Rohit will return as India's captain for the last two matches of the series. India will play three ODIs against Australia at Mumbai, Vizag and Chennai.

"Mr. Rohit Sharma will be unavailable for the first ODI due to family commitments and Mr. Hardik Pandya will lead the side in the first ODI," BCCI tweeted.

Jaydev Undakat, who was left out of the squad for the Ranji Trophy, returned for the final two Tests against Australia. The Saurashtra captain has also been returned to the ODI set-up after 9 years. Except for Unadkat's return, the Test teams remain



unchanged.

Despite poor performances in first two Tests, opener and vice-captain KL Rahul has been retained in the Indian Test squad for the final two Tests against Australia in Indore and Ahmedabad next month. As expected, Bumrah has not been named to either of the two squads because management and the board do not want to rush his return.

India's ODI squad for the 3-match series against Australia: Rohit Sharma (C), S Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (VC), R Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, W Sundar, Y Chahal, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Umran Malik, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Jaydev Unadkat

India's squad for 3rd and 4th Test vs Australia: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, S Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, R Jadeja, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat