Virat Kohli Performance In Australia: After Perth, the Indian cricket team has also faced defeat in Adelaide. But more than India’s defeat in these two matches, Virat Kohli’s form remains the topic of discussion. Virat was out for zero (0) in both the ODI matches against Australia. Former Indian player Irfan Pathan has advised Virat Kohli to improve his performance in Australia and has given a full proof plan for the Sydney ODI.

Will Virat’s form return in Sydney ODI?

Former cricketer Irfan Pathan talked about India’s star batsman Virat Kohli on his YouTube channel. Irfan Pathan said, ‘Two matches, two ducks, we have never seen this before. This does not usually happen. The reason for this could be pressure or being away from cricket for a long time or anything else. A lot is going on on social media regarding this. But we should be careful that it does not affect both the players. If the performance is not better, they will not play.

Irfan Pathan gave advice to Virat Kohli

Irfan Pathan further said, ‘How can Virat Kohli come out of this? He just needs to take a quick single so he can change the strike. When you have 2 ducks to your name, you only need one run. But for this they do not need to be disappointed. If Virat is disappointed then he will not be able to enjoy his batting. He needs to enjoy his batting. As soon as they spend time on the field, runs will start scoring automatically and they will not need to look back. He likes ODI cricket the most.

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IND vs AUS 1st ODI Live Updates: The first ODI between India and Australia will be played in Perth on Sunday, October 19. For the first time in this match, Shubman Gill will be seen captaining the ODI team. Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are also going to play as batsmen. These star players are playing ODI for the Indian team after about 7 months. Harshit Rana is debuting in the first ODI against Australia.

India’s probable playing eleven

Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj and Arshdeep Singh/Prasidh Krishna.

Australia’s probable playing eleven

Travis Head, Mitch Marsh (captain), Matt Renshaw, Matt Short, Mitch Owen, Josh Philippe (wicketkeeper), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhneman and Josh Hazlewood.

India-Australia ODI series

This three-match ODI series is being played between India and Australia, the first ODI of which is being played in Perth today on 19th October. The second ODI will be held in Adelaide on 23 October. The third and last ODI match will be played in Sydney on 25 October.

India vs australia t20 odi series: Team India will visit Australia after IPL 2025. ODI and T20 series will be played between India and Australia. According to a report, the first match of the ODI series will be played in Perth on October 19. At the same time, the T20 series will begin from October 29. The special thing is that along with Mains, the women’s team will also go on a tour of Australia.

Most of the players of Team India are busy playing IPL. It started from March 22 and the final match will be played on 25 May. Team India will visit Australia in October after IPL this year. India’s Mens and Women’s team will play ODI and T20 series. According to a news from India Today, the ODI series of the Mains team will be held from October 19. The second ODI will be played on 23 October and the third ODI will be played on 25 October. ODI series matches will be played in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney.

India tour of Australia 2025-26 –

ODI series schedule –

• First ODI, Perth, 19 October
• Second ODI, Adelaide, 23 October
• Third ODI, Sydney, 25 October

T20 series schedule –

• First T20, Canberra – 29 October
• Second T20, Melbourne – 31 October
• Third T20, Hobart – 2 November
• Fourth T20, Gold Coast – 6 November
• Fifth T20, Brisbane – 8 November

Women’s T20 series schedule –

• First T20, 15 February – Sydney
• Second T20, 19 February – Manuka Oval, Canberra
• Third T20, 21 February – Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Schedule of Women’s ODI series –

• First ODI, 2 February – Alan Border Field, Brisbane
• Second ODI, 27 February – Bellerive Oval, Hobart
• Third ODI, March 1 – CityPower Center, Melbourne

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