Pat Cummins says he is comfortable juggling the Test and one-day captaincy after being appointed as Aaron Finch's successor in the 50-over format.
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Cricket Australia confirmed on Tuesday that Cummins would become the country's 27th men's ODI captain.
"I felt really privileged and honoured when the selectors approached me about this," Cummins told reporters in Brisbane.
"I want to publicly thank Aaron (Finch) for all his efforts over the last few years. He has been a fantastic leader for our squad and the team is in a great place."
The quick's first duty in the format will be to lead Australia against England in next month's series, which takes place after the home T20 World Cup.
Cummins's appointment comes despite concerns over his workload, with the 29-year-old having regularly been rested from white-ball cricket in recent years.
The quick had said as recently as Sunday he was open to a rotation-type policy, with David Warner's leadership ban set to be reviewed.
Warner was seen as one of several options for the position, particularly given he is a certain selection, alongside Steve Smith and Alex Carey.
But Australia chairman of selectors George Bailey said with 14 one-day internationals ahead of the 2023 World Cup in India there was scope to rest Cummins at the suitable time.
Bailey also said he was comfortable Cummins could juggle the Test and one-day captaincy and that it was "very much a campaign focus towards the 2023 World Cup".
"We have been really clear with Pat and all our multi-format players that we continue to manage them as best we can across all formats," Bailey said.
"We are very clear on prioritising key series and I also think we have a number of players who can assume the leadership should they need to. I don't expect Pat to play every game."
Cummins said he was ready for the challenge ahead.
"After captaining the Test side for a year I now feel better placed to manage it a bit more, and confident after speaking to George and (coach) Andrew McDonald about managing the workloads," he said.
"I have confidence looking around the group knowing we've got strong leaders. If I'm not there I don't have to worry about it at all."
Australia's selectors could also face a call on the T20 captaincy in the coming months, with Finch yet to decide if he will bow out from all international cricket after this month's World Cup.
Finch announced his ODI retirement last month, and said last weekend he had not yet considered his T20 future.
Australian Associated Press
