WATCH: Team India departs for Australia ahead of white-ball series; Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli join in

After the completion of the two-match Test series against West Indies, the Indian cricket team have their eyes set on the white-ball tour of Australia, which is set to commence from October 19. Notably,

the white-ball tour consists of three ODIs, followed by five-match T20I series. While the series will start with the ODI leg, the T20I leg will be played from October 29 to November 9.

Ahead of the much-anticipated series, the Indian cricket early on Wednesday, October 15 departed for Australia. The upcoming series proves key seeing the Indian cricket team start preparation for the T20 World Cup, set to be played in February-March 2026 in India and Australia. All the more, the series will also see veterans Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli return in the Indian colours after last featuring in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 title triumph.

Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli join Indian team as they leave for Australia ahead of white-ball series

As the Indian team left for Australia, veteran Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli also joined the side as they left from Delhi along with the other members. India’s Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill. Shreyas Iyer, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Harshit Rana, KL Rahul, Wahsington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh and several others were spotted leaving days ahead of the series.

India’s white-ball squads for Australia tour:

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.