Shubman Gill will captain Team India in the three-match ODI series against Australia, which is set to start on October 19 in Perth. In the team announced by the BCCI on Saturday (October 4), Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are also included, but Rishabh Pant and Hardik Pandya missed out due to injuries, whereas Jasprit Bumrah has been rested.
Dhruv Jurel is picked ahead of Sanju Samson as backup wicketkeeper for the three ODIs starting October 19 in Perth, and Yashasvi Jaiswal, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna return to the ODI squad after being ignored for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025.In place of Pandya, Nitish Kumar Reddy will be the fast-bowling all-rounder for the Men in Blue in Australia.
10 players that were part of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 squad have managed to retain their place in the 50-over squad.
Ravindra Jadeja, Varun Chakaravarthy and Mohammed Shami are dropped from the squad for the Australia series.India’s squad for Australia ODIs: 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.
In the T20I team, Pandya is the only member from the Asia Cup 2025 winning team that will not travel to Australia. He is injured and has been replaced by Nitish Reddy, whereas Washington Sundar has also been added to the squad.
India’s 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.
India-Australia matches schedule
India’s tour of Australia will kick off with an ODI match between the two teams in Perth on October 19, and then they will face each other in the next two 50-over matches on October 23 and 25 in Adelaide and Sydney, respectively.
The first T20I will be played on October 29 in Canberra. MCG will host the second match on October 31, and the last three T20Is are scheduled to take place in Hobart, Gold Coast and Brisbane on November 2, 6 and 8, respectively.
