Rohit, Kohli Likely in India White-Ball Squads

The BCCI selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar (with new members RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha attending) is set to pick and announce India’s white-ball squads for the Australia tour—three ODIs from Oct. 19 in Perth and five T20Is beginning Oct. 29—likely on Saturday during the ongoing Test vs West Indies. Senior players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who have retired from Tests and T20Is, are widely expected to be recalled to the ODI side after a multi-month layoff and have reportedly cleared recent fitness checks. Selectors will prioritise form, fitness and workload management; Hardik Pandya (quadriceps) and Rishabh Pant (foot) are unavailable or still recovering, while Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill could face rotation. Rohit’s ODI captaincy is under discussion but there is no clear reason to remove him unless he chooses to step away. The panel may also consider contingency options such as Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy or Sanju Samson as it balances short-term needs with the 2026–27 World Cup cycle.