The fans are excited to see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in action as the duo is set to return in the upcoming ODI series against Australia starting on October 19 down under. The first match of the series is scheduled to be played at Optus Stadium in Perth. However, the weather report in Perth on the match day isn’t looking good and the fans might have to wait a bit longer for Rohit and Kohli’s return in professional cricket.
Notably, as per the forecasts from AccuWeather and BBC Weather, heavy rain showers are expected in Perth on the night of October 18 and the morning of October 19. Due to rain in Perth, the first ODI between Australia and India is likely to be delayed or even get washed out leaving the fans disappointed who are eagerly waiting
to see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma back in action after a long time.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to play Vijay Hazare Trophy: Report
The recent reports have now emerged that Rohit and Virat Kohli will be seen in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025/26 as BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar has encouraged the legends to participate in the domestic tournament. After the Australia series, India will play their next ODI competition against New Zealand in January 2026 at home. Before the crucial assignment, if Kohli and Rohit appear in the competition, they will get match practice which might help them to enhance their performance in the competition.
Let’s have a look at Indian squad for the upcoming ODI series vs Australia: 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.
