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India will play a series of 3 ODI and 5 T20 matches on Australia tour. It will start with the ODI series, the first match of which will be played in Perth on 19 October. Everyone is eagerly waiting for this series to see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. On Wednesday morning, all the players including Kohli-Rohit have left for Australia from Delhi.
Virat Kohli had come to Delhi from London on Tuesday afternoon, while Rohit Sharma had reached Delhi on Wednesday evening after practicing in Mumbai for the last few days. Many players including head coach Gautam Gambhir were already in Delhi. The second Test against West Indies in Delhi ended on Tuesday itself.
The team left for Australia in this style
Confidence was clearly visible on Virat Kohli’s face, while Virat Kohli went inside the airport before captain Shubman Gill. Let us tell you that before this series, Rohit Sharma was removed from the captaincy of ODI and Shubman Gill was appointed as the new captain.
India’s cricket stars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are back for the Australian white-ball tour, with Shubman Gill now leading the ODI side. This marks a significant leadership transition as the team gears up for future tournaments. pic.twitter.com/2m1mvG5Fko
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India’s ODI squad against Australia
Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
IND vs AUS ODI series schedule
- 19 October- 1st ODI (Optus Stadium)
- 23 October- 2nd ODI (Adelaide Oval)
- 25 October- 3rd ODI (Sydney Cricket Ground)
All three ODI matches to be held on Australia tour will start at 9 am Indian time. The toss will take place at 8:30 am. After this series, there will be a 5-match T20 series between India vs Australia, in which Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will not be there as both have retired from the T20 format.