The Ajit Agarkar-led All India Senior Men’s Selection Committee has announced India’s squads for the upcoming Australia tour. The series will feature both ODIs and T20Is. Big changes have been made in the ODI set-up with Shubman Gill named as the new captain.
Gill is all set to take over the ODI captaincy from Rohit Sharma with Shreyas Iyer as his deputy. Rohit Sharma may be sackef captaincy but he still remains in the squad along with Virat Kohli. The selectors have made this move keeping the next ICC ODI World Cup in mind, which is only a couple of years away.
In T20Is, Suryakumar Yadav will continue as the skipper. He will be supported by Shubman Gill as vice-captain. The selectors have given opportunities to young players like Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, and Harshit Rana.
The announcement comes at an important time as India is planning its roadmap for the future. The tour is expected to be a tough test against Australia, who are strong at home.
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India vs Australia Tour 2025 Schedule
India Tour of Australia 2025 Full Schedule
| Date | Match | Venue | Local Time | IST Time | GMT Time |
| Sun, Oct 19 | 1st ODI | Perth Stadium, Perth | 11:30 AM | 9:00 AM | 03:30 GMT |
| Thu, Oct 23 | 2nd ODI | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 2:00 PM | 9:00 AM | 03:30 GMT |
| Sat, Oct 25 | 3rd ODI | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2:30 PM | 9:00 AM | 03:30 GMT |
| Wed, Oct 29 | 1st T20I | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 7:15 PM | 1:45 PM | 08:15 GMT |
| Fri, Oct 31 | 2nd T20I | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7:15 PM | 1:45 PM | 08:15 GMT |
| Sun, Nov 2 | 3rd T20I | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 7:15 PM | 1:45 PM | 08:15 GMT |
| Thu, Nov 6 | 4th T20I | Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast | 6:15 PM | 1:45 PM | 08:15 GMT |
| Sat, Nov 8 | 5th T20I | The Gabba, Brisbane | 6:15 PM | 1:45 PM | 08:15 GMT |
India’s T20I Squad for Australia Tour
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.
India’s ODI Squad for Australia Tour
Shubman Gill (c), 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.
The Australia tour will be an important challenge for India’s new leadership group.
