Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli is once again in the headlines. Before the start of the ODI series against Australia, his social media post has increased the curiosity among the fans. For the last few days, there was a strong discussion that this Australia tour of both Virat and Rohit Sharma could be the last series of their international career. Now Virat himself has given a big answer to these rumours.

Virat’s post created a stir

Recently Virat Kohli has posted a post on X (formerly Twitter). He wrote, “You only really fail when you decide to give up.”

This post of Virat is being linked to the future of his ODI career. He has already announced his retirement from Test and T20 cricket, and is now playing only in the ODI format. The question was being raised among fans and cricket experts whether Virat will remain a part of Team India till the 2027 ODI World Cup.

The only time you truly fail, is when you decide to give up.

— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) October 16, 2025

Selectors and coach also gave clarification

Amidst these discussions, BCCI Selection Committee head Ajit Agarkar has also clarified the situation. He said that both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have been selected in the team keeping the 2027 World Cup in mind. Agarkar said, “As far as I know, both the players have passed their fitness tests and are completely fit. In such a situation, it is too early to talk about retirement.”

Agarkar also said that both Virat and Rohit are important for Team India and their experience will be needed in future big series also.

After Team India’s victory against West Indies in the Test, head coach Gautam Gambhir also expressed his opinion on this issue. He said that it is important for the players to focus on the present instead of the future. Gambhir said, “The 50-over World Cup is still two and a half years away. We should focus on our performance this time. Both Virat and Rohit are experienced players and their experience in Australia will be very useful for the team.”

This tour of Virat is also important for Team India. India’s clash against Australia has always been exciting, and this time the team aims to strengthen its preparations for the 2027 World Cup by winning the series.

IND vs AUS: The Indian cricket team has stepped into Perth, Australia, from where its current tour will begin. In this tour, Team India will first play a three-match ODI series and then a five-match T20 series, but as soon as the team reached Australia, an unexpected problem arose. The team’s flight got delayed by about 4 hours.

Players’ fatigue increased due to late flight

According to BCCI sources, the first batch of the Indian team had left from Delhi on the night of 15 October, but due to some reasons the flight was delayed by 4 hours. Because of this, Team India reached Perth early in the morning of 16 October. The long flight journey and four-hour delay made the players tired. While landing at the airport, fatigue was clearly visible on the faces of many players including Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

However, the team management has clarified that despite this delay, no change has been made in the team’s practice schedule.

Players will take the field despite fatigue

According to media reports, the Indian team captained by Shubman Gill will start its practice in Perth from this evening itself. The first training session of the team will run from 5 pm to 8 pm Australian time (12:30 pm to 3:30 pm Indian time).

Complete schedule of India’s Australia tour

Team India’s Australia tour is going to be long and challenging.

1st ODI: 19 October, Perth (Optus Stadium)

2nd ODI: 23 October, Adelaide

3rd ODI: 25 October, Sydney

After this both the teams will face each other in the T20 series –

First T20: 29 October, Canberra

Second T20: 31 October, Melbourne

3rd T20: 2 November, Hobart

4th T20: 6 November, Gold Coast

Fifth T20: 8 November, Brisbane

Big challenge for Team India

This is India’s first overseas tour under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. Australia’s fast pitches will be a test for the batsmen as well as the bowlers. However, the intention of the Indian team is clear, to start a new chapter by winning the series.

IND vs AUS ODI Head-to-Head: The matches between India and Australia have always been full of thrill. Now once again both the teams will face each other from October 19, when the Indian team will reach Australia to play a three-match ODI series. This time the command will be in the hands of Shubman Gill, while Australia will be captained by Mitchell Marsh. This series is not only important for both the teams, but will also be Gill’s first big test as captain.

India vs Australia: ODI match so far

A total of 152 ODI matches have been played between India and Australia so far. Of these, Australia has won 84 matches, while India has won 58 matches. This competition between the two teams has been going on since 1980, and every decade has seen some memorable matches.

India’s performance in Australia

Winning ODI on Australian soil has always been a challenge for India. Till now the Indian team has faced each other in Australia in 54 ODI matches. Of these, 14 matches were won, 38 were lost, and 2 matches ended without result. That means the winning percentage has been around 26 percent. However, in the last few years, India has improved its performance in Australia and has registered many memorable wins.

India’s biggest score in Australia

India made its highest score of 338/9 in ODI cricket in Australia. This record was made on 29 November 2020 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. At the same time, India’s biggest ODI win came in 1991 at the WACA Ground in Perth, when Team India defeated Australia by 107 runs. Even in Melbourne, India has defeated Australia twice by 8 wickets.

Rohit Sharma’s dominance in Australia

When it comes to batting in Australia, Rohit Sharma’s name comes at the top. He has scored 990 runs in 19 ODI matches played in Australia so far, which is more than any Indian batsman. Rohit has scored four centuries, the most memorable of which came in Perth (2016), when he scored unbeaten 171 runs in 163 balls.

In the 19 matches he played in Australia, he scored runs at an impressive average of 58.23 and hit 29 sixes, which is the highest record for any Indian. Rohit had created history by scoring 441 runs in the five-match series in January 2016.

Expectations from the series

This tour will not be easy for Team India, but this is an opportunity for young captain Shubman Gill to prove himself. If the Indian batsmen perform better on the fast pitches of Australia and the bowlers take early wickets, then this series can prove to be historic for Team India.

These days, the Indian cricket team has left for Australia tour, but the scene seen at the airport before the departure of the team surprised everyone. When Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill came face to face for the first time after the change of captaincy, that moment between the two was captured on camera and is going viral on social media.

When Rohit and Gill came face to face

BCCI has shared a video on its official X handle, in which the players of the Indian team are seen leaving for the airport from the hotel. As soon as Shubman Gill’s eyes fell on Rohit Sharma in the hotel lobby, he immediately went and hugged him. There was a smiling conversation between the two.

Rohit jokingly asked Gill, “And brother, how are you?” To which Gill responded equally warmly. After this short moment both the teams went towards the bus.

Rohit stepped down from captaincy, Gill got the responsibility

BCCI has recently handed over the command of the ODI team to Shubman Gill. Rohit Sharma, who has led many memorable victories, will now remain in the team as a player. There were definitely discussions among the cricket fans after this decision, but this scene seen at the airport made it clear that the atmosphere of the team is very positive.

Of familiar faces and special reunions as #TeamIndia depart for the Australia challenge#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/ElV3OtV3Lj

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 15, 2025

Big test on Australia tour

The Indian team will play three ODI matches in Australia. The series will start from 19th October. This series is being considered as the first big test for Gill as captain. He has a golden opportunity to give new energy to the team and prove himself for future captaincy.

The first batch of the Indian team left for Perth from New Delhi at 9 am on Wednesday. This group included players like Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel and Mohammad Siraj.

Whereas, the second batch which includes head coach Gautam Gambhir and other players, took off on the night of 15 October.

India’s squad (ODI series vs Australia)

Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vice-captain), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Nitish Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (wicketkeeper) and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Suryakumar Yadav Mahakal Visit: Team India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav bowed his head before Lord Shiva before the Australia tour. On Sunday, Surya along with his wife Devisha Shetty reached Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain, where he performed rituals and took blessings of Lord Mahadev.

Surya seen engrossed in devotion of Lord Shiva

In a video released by the temple administration, Suryakumar Yadav is seen completely immersed in devotion. He performed puja wearing traditional clothes and participated in ‘Mahakal Aarti’ with his wife Devisha. Other members of his family are also seen in the video. During this, the couple is seen performing Rudrabhishek with devotion.

Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh: Indian cricketer Suryakumar Yadav, along with his wife, offered prayers at the Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple.

(Source: Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple) pic.twitter.com/PN9ZQH0v5u

— IANS (@ians_india) October 12, 2025

Surya said after the puja that he has come to visit Baba Mahakal to get positive energy and strength before the upcoming Australia tour.

Took spiritual strength before Australia series

The Indian T20 team will soon leave for Australia tour, where the team has to play a three-match T20 series. This series will start at the end of October. Suryakumar Yadav is currently taking a few days’ rest with his family and during this time he went to Ujjain.

Under the captaincy of Surya, Team India recently won the Asia Cup 2025 title. During the tournament, India had created history by defeating Pakistan thrice. After this victory, Surya dedicated the credit of his team to the Indian Army and the tourists martyred in the Pahalgam attack.

Surya was also surrounded in controversies

During the Asia Cup, the incident of not shaking hands during the toss between Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan team captain Salman Aga had made a lot of headlines. Apart from this, after the final, Team India had refused to take the trophy from the hands of Pakistan Cricket Board Chief and ACC President Mohsin Naqvi.

Now BCCI is preparing to raise its voice in the ICC meeting regarding this entire matter. According to sources, the board intends to remove Mohsin Naqvi from both ACC and ICC posts.

Sanju Samson Batting Order In Australia Tour: The Indian team is going to tour Australia from 19th October. Here 3 ODI and 5 T20 matches will be played between India and Australia. Sanju Samson has been included in the T20 squad under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Sanju was part of the team in Asia Cup 2025. Runs were also seen from Sanju’s bat in the Asia Cup. Sanju Samson was also chosen Player of the Match in the match played against Oman in the Asia Cup. Many changes were seen in Sanju’s batting order in the Asia Cup. Sanju has given a clear message to head coach Gautam Gambhir regarding his batting order in Team India.

Samson gave message to Gambhir

This time Asia Cup 2025 was played in T20 format. Shubhman Gill was out of the Indian T20 team for a long time, then Sanju Samson was opening for the team, but as soon as Gill returned, Sanju was brought into the middle order and Shubhman Gill became the opening batsman along with Abhishek Sharma. There were several changes in Sanju Samson’s batting order in the Asia Cup.

Sanju Samson said at the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards that even if you ask me to bat at number 9 or ask me to bowl left-arm-spin or I am given any role for the country, I do not feel bad about it.

divert attention from outside noise

Sanju Samson further said that I have completed 10 years in international cricket and I have played only 40 matches in these 10 years. To be honest, these numbers alone don’t tell the whole story, but I am proud of the person I have become today. I am also proud of the challenges I have gone through. Now I have started focusing on my inner noise instead of the outside noise.

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Team India: The Indian team is consistently performing strongly in the Asia Cup and is considered to be a strong contender for the title. However, in the meantime, a disappointing news has come out about Team India’s star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant. His wait for his return to the Indian team has become longer. After being out of the Asia Cup 2025, now it has been reported that Pant will not be part of the team in the Test series against West Indies.

Why Pant is out?

Actually, Pant has not yet recovered from his leg injury. During the fourth Test on the England tour, Chris Woakes fractured his leg due to the thrown ball. For this reason, he could not play the Asia Cup. Now, according to reports by ESPN-Cricinfo, Pant has also been out of the selection race for the West Indies Test series starting on October 2.

Ajit Agarkar -led Selection Committee will announce the Indian team for the West Indies series on 24 September, but before that there are indications that Pant will not be included in the team. Actually, BCCI’s medical team has not yet given him a green signal of fitness.

Practice also not started

Pant is currently getting rehabilitation done due to his injury at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Reports say that they have not started batting and wicketkeeping practice till now. In such a situation, their preparation for the Test series will remain incomplete.

Australia tour staned

Now the biggest question is, when will Rishabh Pant return to Team India? After the West Indies series, India has to visit Australia, where ODI and T20 matches will be played. It is expected that Pant gets fitness clearance before the tour of Australia. If this happens, then he can become a chance to return to his team India.

How important Pant is for the team

27-year-old Rishabh Pant is not only the vice-captains of the Indian Test team, but both his batting and keeping are considered very important for the team. In his absence, the team management may have to see options like KL Rahul and Sanju Samson for wicketkeeping.

India’s young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi is on a tour of Australia these days, where the series is going to be played between the Under-19 teams of India and Australia. In this tour, there will be first ODI matches and then two multi-day matches will be played. The ODI series will start in Brisbane from September 21, but before the series, Vaibhav has shared such a video on social media, which has caught the attention of the fans.

Special video put on Instagram

Vaibhav Suryavanshi has posted an animated video in his Instagram story, which has also been shared by his IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals. In the video, he is shown descending from the sky like a superhero. Initially, he looks like a robot, but as soon as he comes on the pitch, his true identity and the same aggressive style comes out. At the end of the video, he is shown playing a strong shot, which is considered a trademark of his style.

This video is very much liked by his fans and is in a lot of discussion on social media.

Vaibhav’s first Australia tour

This Vaibhav is Suryavanshi’s first visit to Australia and will play ODI series against the Australian Under-19 team for the first time. Earlier, he has played against the under-19 teams of Bangladesh, England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. In 8 ODI matches so far, he has scored 432 runs at an average of 54, including a century.

Multi-day cricket experience

After the ODI series, the Indian Under-19 team also has to play two multi-day matches in Australia. Vaibhav has already experienced multi-day cricket, although he has played only four matches so far. He played two of these matches against Australia in India and on two England tour, but this would be his first multi-day experience on Australian soil.

Young batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi is being considered as an aggressive star of the next generation. His popularity has increased further after playing for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL. Now they will have a real test on Australia tour.