Overview

• India confirmed Shubman Gill as ODI captain for the October–November tour, with Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma included in the ODI squad and Suryakumar Yadav leading the T20Is.
• Chief selector Ajit Agarkar said Kohli and Rohit cleared mandatory fitness tests, while cautioning that selection does not guarantee places in 2027 World Cup plans.
• Former selector Dilip Vengsarkar publicly questioned how the duo’s form and fitness were judged after a long international layoff.
• Cricket Australia named Mitchell Marsh as ODI captain, brought back Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood, left out Marnus Labuschagne, and managed workloads with Pat Cummins out of the white-ball leg and Glenn Maxwell unavailable for the opening two T20Is due to a wrist injury.
• The series schedule is set for ODIs on Oct 19 (Perth), Oct 23 (Adelaide) and Oct 25 (Sydney) followed by T20Is on Oct 29 (Canberra), Oct 31 (Melbourne), Nov 2 (Hobart), Nov 6 (Gold Coast) and Nov 8 (Brisbane), with the MCG T20I sold out and T20I ticket sales surpassing 175,000.