New Delhi: Rohit Sharma will not be able to play in the first ODI of the three-match series against Australia due to his family reasons. In his absence, vice-captain Hardik Pandya will lead Team India in Mumbai on March 17.
This will be the first time Hardik will captain India in ODIs. Pandya has been made the vice-captain of the Indian ODI team.
In the first two Test matches against Australia, India’s vice-captain was KL Rahul, but due to his very poor form, he was removed from post of the vice-captaincy.
At the moment, there is no vice-captain in the Indian Test team, however, Cheteshwar Pujara took charge of the team when Rohit was not on the field for a while in the Ahmedabad Test match.
Since the resignation of Chetan Sharma, no second chairman has been appointed in the Indian cricket selection committee yet. Team India’s squad for the ODI series against Australia has been announced. Jaydev Unadak has also been included in this team, who was also part of the team in the Test series against Australia.
Jaydev has done very well for Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy and has also won the trophy for his team. In such a situation, a lot of expectations are being raised from him, who will be part of the Indian team along with Mohammed Shami, Mohammad Siraj, Umran Malik and Shardul Thakur.