Watch: Men in blue take flight! Team India flies to Australia for ODI and T20 series

The Indian cricket team departed from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, for ODI and T20s series against Australia. Star players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, both in excellent form, are raising high expectations.

Post Published By: Mrinal Pathak
Updated : 15 October 2025, 9:13 AM IST
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New Delhi: Four days before the start of the three-match ODI and five-match T20I limited-overs series against Australia, the Indian cricket team departed for Australia at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's Expectations

The biggest attraction of this tour is the team's star players, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who are in excellent form. Both veterans are raising high expectations for the team ahead of this limited-overs match.

Team India's Flight From Delhi In Two Batches

On the morning of October 15th, Virat Kohli, captaining the team, arrived at Delhi airport, followed by Shreyas Iyer, Rohit Sharma, and other members. Virat Kohli flew directly to Delhi from London for the first limited-overs match of the tour.

Some Players Will Depart This Evening

Other players will depart for Australia this evening with the second batch of the team, which will participate in the ODI and T20I series.

Rohit Sharma Loves To Batting In Australia

Rohit Sharma loves batting on Australian pitches, so this tour is considered special for him.

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Team India New Captain

After winning the Champions Trophy 2025 final, this tour will be India's first limited-overs match against Australia. This is also the first limited-overs tour for captain Shubman Gill, which will prove to be crucial for his captaincy.

Series Schedule

The tour will last approximately 20 days, with three ODIs on October 19, 23, and 25, and five T20Is from October 29 to November 8.

Team India Squad

India’s ODI squad: Shubman Gill (Captain), 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.

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India’s T20I squad: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (VC), Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar.

 

Location : 
  • New Delhi

Published : 
  • 15 October 2025, 9:13 AM IST