The Indian cricket team arrived in Perth early Thursday morning for the upcoming white-ball series against Australia, which begins on Sunday.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Harshit Rana, and Prasidh Krishna were among the first batch of players to reach Australia. The Shubman Gill-led squad had departed from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport early on October 15.
The initial group also includes members of the support staff, while the remaining players are expected to join them ahead of the team’s first warm-up session in Australia.
The players will undergo a brief acclimatisation period before the limited-overs series begins on October 19.
The tour will feature three One-Day Internationals followed by a five-match T20I series, setting the stage for an exciting contest between two of the world’s top cricketing nations.
With India aiming to continue their strong overseas form, the tour is viewed as an important test of both depth and character. Fans are eagerly awaiting the action as young skipper Shubman Gill leads the side, hoping to set the tone for the series.
The three ODIs will also mark the much-awaited return of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to international action after a substantial break.
India’s white-ball tour of Australia begins with the ODI opener on October 19 at Perth Stadium, followed by matches at Adelaide Oval and the Sydney Cricket Ground on October 23 and 25, respectively. The five-match T20I series will follow, starting October 29.
The last time India toured Australia for a bilateral ODI series was in 2020–21, when they lost 2–1 but bounced back to win the T20I series by the same margin.
— IANS