Rohit Sharma has been sacked as an ODI captain by the BCCI just before the three-match series against Australia. Shubman Gill is the new captain in the fifty-over format, with Shreyas Iyer becoming vice-captain. Ajit Agarkar, the chief selector, justified the decision, saying Gill needs time due to the scheduling of fewer fifty-over games before the 2027 ODI World Cup. He also mentioned his conversation with Rohit, but didn’t reveal what they spoke about while taking a big call.
Indian fans are miffed with the Agarkar-led panel and slammed the decision-makers, considering Rohit led India to the ICC Champions Trophy earlier this year.
Fan wars aside, he gave everything to Team India during his captaincy, yet the BCCI is treating him like a dog. Rohit Sharma deserves better. 💔 pic.twitter.com/id7VEhpEw4
— ' (@viratkohli_un) October 4, 2025
Dream of 2027 worldcup for Rohit Sharma is over. 💔
— RohitianClub👀 (@_SaNaTaNi_BaLak) October 4, 2025
They don't deserve a successful captain .
We lost again
Politics won again 🥲
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#RohitSharma𓃵 Just lost a single match in last 3 icc tournament as a Captain
— Arti🇮🇳 (@ImArti45) October 4, 2025
Forget the fan wars for a moment Rohit Sharma gave everything he had to Team India as captain.The way BCCI is treating him now is downright disrespectful.A player of his stature deserves far better.💔 pic.twitter.com/3FVVlUN8pJ
Rohit Sharma 💔
— Bhawana (@cricbhawana) October 4, 2025
He deserves better in ODIs. No offence to anyone but you just can't replace a Captain like him after winning the Champions Trophy. Extremely poor from BCCI.
History will never forget this betrayal to Rohit Sharma 💔💔💔💔 pic.twitter.com/OUXGJrTB59
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) October 4, 2025
He is the legend of the game and was leading the Men in Blue to success, but the Indian cricket board decided to remove him. Agarkar further added that it is tough to have different captains in different formats.
Shubman Gill was appointed the Test captain, following Rohit’s retirement before the tour of England. The 25-year-old was Suryakumar Yadav’s deputy in the T20 Asia Cup, meaning the selectors are thinking of making him an all-format captain in the future.