India vs Australia 2025: Shubman Gill’s captaincy era in Indian ODI cricket is going to start from October 19, when India will play a three-match series against Australia. Gill, who will take over the 50-over captaincy from Rohit Sharma, will become India’s 27th captain in this format. This series is considered to be the beginning of a new chapter for Indian cricket.

Kohli and Rohit return

The specialty of this series is that it also includes the international comeback of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Both the veteran players are returning to the team after seven months and their last appearance for the Blues will be in the Champions Trophy 2025. This series can play an important role in determining the next phase of his career before the ODI World Cup to be held in 2027.

Possibility of century on debut under Gill’s captaincy

Shubman Gill can become the second Indian player to score a century while making his ODI captaincy debut. Earlier, he had scored a century while making his Test captaincy debut against England in June. This achievement of Gill can give him a strong start in captaincy.

Sachin Tendulkar’s record

The only player to score a century on his captaincy debut for India is Sachin Tendulkar. He made this record by scoring 110 runs against Sri Lanka in Colombo in 1996. However, Tendulkar’s time as captain was not that impressive. Under ODI captaincy, he scored 2454 runs in 70 innings and the average was 37.75.

Record of captaincy debut of Rohit and Kohli

On the other hand, the captaincy debut of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli was not very special. Both of them had scored only two runs each in their first ODI match. Rohit scored only two runs against Sri Lanka in 2017 and Kohli scored only two runs against the same opponent in 2013. Thus, this opportunity is special for Gill as he can make a different and impressive start compared to both the legends.

New era, new hopes

This Australia series is being considered as the beginning of a new era in Indian cricket. Gill will take over the command from the player with whom he used to open the innings in ODIs. His performance in this series will not only decide the direction of the team, but will also play an important role in the team’s strategy and selection for the upcoming World Cup.