India will play 3 ODIs and 5 T20Is against Australia. The series starts on 19 October, with the first ODI in Perth. According to Indian Standard Time, the ODI will start at 9:00 AM.

India last played in Australia during the 2020-21 tour, where they played 3 ODIs. Australia won 2 matches, and India won 1. The last ODI series between the two sides was held in India in 2023-24, which India won 2-1.

Australia’s last ODI series was against South Africa, which they lost. But in the final match of that series, they showed their batting firepower, scoring a massive 431 runs and bowling South Africa out for 155, winning by 276 runs. India, on the other hand, has not played an ODI since winning the ICC Champions Trophy Final against New Zealand.

Why is this Series Important?

This series carries extra excitement for fans because Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, two of India’s biggest cricketing icons, will be playing. They have served India for a long time and have won many crucial matches. Both have a huge fan base across the globe.

Since retiring from T20Is and Tests, ODI is the only format where both are active. Fans don’t know how long they will continue, so this series is special. Seeing both legends in blue again has created a huge buzz among cricket lovers.

Squads

India Squad: Shubman Gill (C), 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.

Australia Squad: Mitchell Marsh (C), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey (WK), Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (WK), Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe (WK), Matt Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.

This isn't just a tweet. It's a statement ahead of the ODI series against our toughest rivals.

Watch VIRAT KOHLI next 👉 #AUSvIND 👉 1st ODI | SUN, 19th OCT, 8 AM pic.twitter.com/5tuYR2ltRN

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) October 16, 2025