The 3-match ODI series between India and Australia is going to start from October 19. Team India will be playing an ODI series for the first time after Champions Trophy 2025. This series will also be special and memorable because Shubman Gill will be captaining the Indian ODI team for the first time. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will also be playing an international cricket match after 7 months. There will be many things worth seeing in the India-Australia ODI series (India vs Australia ODI Series Schedule), but will you be able to watch this tremendous cricket action for free? Know here how?

When and where to watch live matches?

The three matches of India vs Australia ODI series will be played in Perth (19 October), Adelaide (23 October) and Sydney (25 October) respectively. These three matches will start at 9 am Indian time.

Live telecast of ODI series matches will be available on Star Sports Network. Indian fans can enjoy live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

How to watch India-Australia ODI match for free?

Many people may be unaware that when they recharge their mobile SIM, they also get a free subscription of JioHotstar. However, JioHotstar subscription does not come with all plans. For example, JioHotstar subscription is available free for recharge of Rs 349 for 28 days. With this, you can watch India-Australia match for free without purchasing any plan of JioHotstar. The first ODI match will be telecasted free on Doordarshan.

squads of both teams

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

Australia’s squad: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhneman, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc.

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Travis Head and Akshar Patel arrived to answer questions from the press before the India vs Australia match on Sunday. During this, when Australia’s explosive batsman was asked a question about the ODI future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, he said something, hearing which Akshar Patel standing with him also started laughing.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from T20 format only last year, both of them said goodbye to Test this year within a week. Now both play only ODI format, but the biggest question remains whether both will be able to play till 2027 ODI World Cup? Meanwhile, removing Rohit and making Shubman the captain for the ODI series against Australia also raised many questions. It was also said in many reports that this series against Australia could be the last series for both of them.

What did Travis Head say about Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli?

On Friday, before the India vs Australia match to be held in Perth, Travis Head and Akshar Patel came together to answer the questions of journalists. In the beginning, more questions were asked from the head itself, during which he was asked about the future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, then he said, “They have been fantastic for India, I think Akshar can describe them better than me. But two great players, two best players of white ball cricket. Virat is probably the greatest player of white ball cricket, Rohit is also not far behind him.”

Head further said, “I have a lot of respect for what Rohit has done as an opening batsman. He will be missed at some point but I think both of them will play till 2027.” Saying this he looked at Akshar Patel, and Akshar also laughed. He said, “Both of them are trying to play till the World Cup. It is a great thing for the game that they are still playing.”

Rohit-Virat ready to play- Akshar Patel

Indian all-rounder Akshar Patel said about Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma that both are professional players and know what to do. Both are fully ready to play in the first match of the series.

Patel said, “They are professionals and they know what to do. They are ready to play. If you talk about their form, they are preparing well. Everyone has given their fitness test, they are ready to play now.”