Overview

• Team India departed New Delhi on Wednesday for a three-ODI series starting Oct 19 in Perth, followed by Adelaide on Oct 23 and Sydney on Oct 25, then five T20Is from Oct 29 to Nov 8.
• BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla rejected talk that this tour would be Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s final international outing, saying any retirement call rests with them.
• Rohit and Kohli rejoin the ODI setup as one-format players after stepping away from Tests and T20Is, having last played for India in March’s Champions Trophy.
• Shubman Gill captains the ODI side with Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain in a squad featuring KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar and emerging quicks.
• Departure visuals dominated social media, including a video of Kohli halting security to sign a young fan’s poster and the pair seen together on the team bus.