BCCI on Saturday announced the squad for the upcoming Indian visit to Australia, featuring three ODI and five T20IS from October 19. Shubman Gill will lead the Odi team, with Shreyas Iyer as his deputy, while Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returned to the XI game for the first time since the Final Champions of Trophy 2025.
The Indian Odi squad saw the absence of Jasprit Spearhead Pace Bumrahwhich has been to manage the workload following three back tasks during the England test visit, the Asian Cup winner campaign, and the ongoing series of houses against West Indies. Speaking at the announcement of the team, the Chief Voter Ajit so said, “We’ve put it for one day game. When we can manage the workload, we will do it … we will take care of not just him. (Mohammed) Many bowls too. Other men play the test cricket and will have a lot of bowling to do. We will try to manage all the sailors so we minimize the risk of injury. “ All-all Hardik PandyaSet aside by quadriceps injuries before the Asian Cup final, it is also not available for the visit. “For Australia, he is definitely not available,” added to say, saying that Pandya will start a recovery at the center of excellence soon. Ravindra Jadeja, despite playing a major role in the Final Trophy Champions, has been abandoned from the Odi squad in view of the Australian situation. “He is clearly in the scheme of the matter with how good he is,” he said. “With Washy (Washington Sundar) and Kuldeep (Yadav) there, we don’t need more than that in Australia.” The Odi squad included Wicketkeepers Kl Rahul and Dhruv Jurel, while the speed attack featured Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana. Kuldeep Yadav is a specialist. All-Rounders Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar provide balance. In order to emphasize that Reddy’s entry offers the opportunity to test his skills in the white ball cricket: “He has shown a lot of promises … we might see less of him when he does bowls and bats.”
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For the T20I series, the squad is similar to the Asian Cup line, which prevents the entry of Nitish Reddy. In order for the importance of domestic cricket, saying, “Every time men are available, they have to play domestic cricket. That’s the only way you will keep yourself sharp.” India will open a series against Australia on October 19 with ODI, followed by T20I foot five games starting October 29.
