Overview
- India’s first batch flew out of New Delhi with Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Arshdeep Singh and Prasidh Krishna among those spotted.
- The three ODIs are scheduled for Oct 19 in Perth, Oct 23 in Adelaide and Oct 25 in Sydney, followed by five T20Is from Oct 29 to Nov 8.
- Shukla said it is wrong to call this India tour a last series for Rohit and Kohli, while Australia’s Pat Cummins suggested it might be the last chance for home fans to see them and confirmed he will miss the series with Mitchell Marsh captaining.
- Gill steps in for his first ODI assignment as full-time captain, with team management framing the series as part of longer-term planning toward the 2027 ODI World Cup.
- Local previews of India’s likely XI for the opener project a Rohit–Gill opening pair, Kohli at No. 3, Iyer included, Jaiswal missing out, Kuldeep ahead of Washington Sundar, and a pace group led by Mohammed Siraj with Jasprit Bumrah not in those predictions.