By: Sports DeskUpdated: October 6, 2025 08:28 AM IST 3 min readAustralia away from home is a daunting way to start your career as ODI captain but Gill's start to life as India's Test captain earlier this year was arguably far more difficult. (AP Photo)It may be a close contest and make for a great series but ultimately, Australia will prevail over India in the upcoming three-match ODI series between the two sides, says former captain Aaron Finch. India go into the series after a few headline-making changes, most notably with Shubman Gill taking over as captain and Shreyas Iyer becoming vice-captain. Rohit Sharma, Gill’s predecessor, remains part of the squad, as does his own predecessesor Virat Kohli.“It will be a great series,” Finch is quoted as saying on the International Cricket Council’s website. “It always is against India and I think having Virat back in there brings out the best in him against Australia. It’s always a great battle when you look at it on paper as it’s very evenly matched, but I’d say Australia (win the series) 2-1.“Not confidently though as India are a great side and it will just be a great series to watch.”Both Kohli and Rohit may feel they have unfinished business with Australia, with India having lost to them in the World Cup final in 2023 and the veteran pair going on to have a forgettable time with the bat in the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.Finch, who had won the 2015 World Cup and led Australia to the 2021 T20 World Cup title is also interested in seeing how Gill fares in his debut ODI series as captain and thinks the fact that Rohit and Kohli will be beside him in the field should prove a boost for the impressive 26-year-old. “Shubman has already shown what a good leader he is in T20 cricket and Test cricket, so I’m sure this will be no different,” Finch noted.“He’s a brilliant player, particularly in the white-ball formats and the way that he captained against England in the Test series is just a huge tick in his box to take the next step and takeover the Indian leadership right the way through (all three formats).”Australia away from home is a daunting way to start your career as ODI captain but Gill’s start to life as India’s Test captain earlier this year was arguably far more difficult – a five-match Test series in England. Not only did he lead India to a 2-2 draw in the thrilling series, Gill himself scored a record 754 runs over the course of it. Finmch feels that the fact that Kohli and Rohit will be around this time will only help the 26-year-old.Story continues below this ad“I think when you look back to that England Test series he (Gill) didn’t have many other options that he could turn to for advice, probably when he was out on the ground, but he did a wonderful job himself. But I think just having those guys (Rohit and Kohli) there will be a real calmness for him as well, because it’s the ability to bounce ideas, both on and off the field on how you want the team to function going forward, because they’ve been such a huge part of the team for a long period of time,” he said.Stay updated with the latest sports news across Cricket, Football, Chess, and more. Catch all the action with real-time live cricket score updates and in-depth coverage of ongoing matches.© IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd