Perth, Oct. 17 -- India's newly appointed ODI captain Shubman Gill is on his way to another milestone as he gears up to lead the team in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Australia, starting Sunday in Perth. The stylish right-hander is just 225 runs away from completing 3,000 runs in One-Day Internationals.

Gill has played only one ODI on Australian soil so far, where he scored 33 runs. However, he has a decent record against the Aussies overall, in eight ODIs against them, he has accumulated 280 runs at an average of 35, including one half-century and one century.

This will be Gill's first assignment as ODI skipper after replacing Rohit Sharma. India is touring Australia for three ODIs and five T20Is.

The series will commenc...