BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar put an end to the uncertainty surrounding Rohit Sharma’s role in the ODI segment of India’s forthcoming tour to Australia on Saturday. In a decision that many anticipated, the 37-year-old was stripped of his captaincy, with Shubman Gill stepping in as the new captain and Shreyas Iyer appointed as his deputy. Agarkar mentioned that Rohit was informed of the decision prior to the public announcement, but he refrained from disclosing the star player's response.

The selectors' shift away from Rohit as India’s ODI captain was always seen as a matter of timing, especially following his departure from Test cricket in May. After revealing the squad for the upcoming white-ball series against Australia, which consists of three ODIs and five T20Is

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