After the conclusion of the ongoing two-match Test series against West Indies at home, the Indian cricket team will travel to Australia for a white-ball series comprising of three ODIs and five T20Is.
The series will commence on October 19 with the first ODI set to be played at the Perth Stadium, the T20I leg will kickstart from October 29 in Canberra.
While the series will be key for India as they begin their preparations for the T20 World Cup, set to be played in India and Sri Lanka in February-March 2026. Moreover, the upcoming series proves to be pivotal seeing two veterans of the game - Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return to the Indian setup after nearly seven months. Notably, the duo were last seen donning the Indian colours in ICC Champions Trophy 2025 title triumph.
India’s ODI squad to leave for Australia in two batches from October 15 from Delhi: Reports
According to recent reports quoting Rohit Juglan state that the Indian team will leave in two batches, starting from October 12. If the reports are to be believed, that players who are part of the ongoing Test series and will also be seen in the ODI series, will leave from Delhi whereas the remaining players will leave from Mumbai.
Furthermore, several reports have claimed that Virat Kohli, who majorly stays in London, will travel with the team from Delhi.
India’s white-ball squads for Australia series:
ODI squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (VC), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.
