IND vs AUS ODI 2025: Team India Departs for Australia for ODI Series

IND vs AUS ODI: The Indian cricket team is touring Australia to play three ODIs and five T20Is. The ODI series begins on October 19th, with the first match in Perth. This series marks the return of veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to international cricket. Ahead of the ODI series, Team India departed for Australia from Delhi today in two separate batches. Some players departed in the morning, while others will depart in the evening.

In a video from news agency ANI, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are seen departing from Delhi with the team. Kohli recently returned from London to be with his family, while Rohit arrived in Delhi from Mumbai. Both have retired from T20 and Test cricket and will only play the ODI series. This will be their first match since the IPL 2025.

IND vs AUS ODI: Indian team departs for Australia in separate groups

In fact, after playing in the recently concluded second Test against the West Indies, most of India's players had already arrived in Delhi. New ODI captain Shubman Gill is among them. The video shows Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Washington Sundar, and support staff.

Discussions continue regarding Rohit and Kohli's ODI future

It's worth noting that discussions are ongoing regarding Kohli and Rohit's ODI future, as Rohit will be 40 and Kohli 38 by the 2027 World Cup. However, after winning the two-match Test series against the West Indies, coach Gautam Gambhir stated that now is not the time to talk about the future. "Our focus is currently on the Australia series."

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He also stated that the 50-over World Cup is still two and a half years away. We must focus on the present. Both Rohit and Kohli are experienced players, and their experience will be very useful in Australia. Hopefully, they will perform well and lead the team to success.

IND vs AUS ODI Schedule

First ODI - October 19 - 9 AM

Second ODI - October 23 - 9 AM

Third ODI - October 25 - 9 AM

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