Shubman Gill surprised his former captain Rohit Sharma as the duo was reunited prior to the departure of Indian men cricket team for the Australia tour during which they will play eight white-ball matches
including three ODIs and five T20Is. Rohit then proceeded to hug batting superstar and former captain Virat Kohli in the team bus in a clip shared by BCCI on social media on Wednesday.
Kohli and Rohit also took time out to sign some posters for the fans who had gathered to catch a glimpse of the India stars at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital.
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Of familiar faces and special reunions as #TeamIndia depart for the Australia challenge 😍#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/ElV3OtV3Lj
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 15, 2025
The first batch of India players has left for the tour which includes newly appointed ODI skipper Gill, Rohit, Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna among others.
The three ODIs have gained prominence since this will be the first time since IPL 2025 that Rohit and Kohli will be back in action. Eyes will be on duo’s form and fitness amid speculations over their ODI futures.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri feels that the desire to keep scoring runs and fitness will be key if the senior batters dream of representing India at the 2027 ODI World Cup.
“It depends how hungry you are, how fit you are, whether that passion for the game is still there. With their experience, it’ll come in very handy,” Shastri said. “I would say take it one series at a time. It’s still a long way to go.”
“Hopefully, if they have a good one here (Australia), that should keep them in a good state of mind, thinking of South Africa. If they’re not enjoying it, if the form is not good, they might pull the plug themselves,” he added.
