Overview

• Cricket Australia confirmed squads for three ODIs starting October 19 and named T20I selections only for the first two games, with further changes expected around Sheffield Shield and Ashes preparation.
• Mitchell Marsh captains Australia with Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood in the ODI squad; Matthew Renshaw earns an ODI recall, Marnus Labuschagne is left out, Pat Cummins is unavailable and Glenn Maxwell misses early T20Is with a wrist injury.
• India’s squads are set with Shubman Gill appointed ODI captain and Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma recalled for the ODIs, while Suryakumar Yadav continues as T20I captain.
• Former selector Dilip Vengsarkar questioned picking Rohit and Kohli after long layoffs; chief selector Ajit Agarkar said both passed mandatory fitness tests and their inclusion does not assure 2027 World Cup places.
• The tour itinerary spans ODIs in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney, followed by T20Is in Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart, the Gold Coast and Brisbane, with the October 31 MCG T20I sold out and CA reporting more than 175,000 T20 tickets sold.