India and Australia’s Probable Playing XI – Surprise Picks & Star Returns! News24 –

By Correspondent On Oct 18, 2025

AUS vs IND 1st ODI: Team India has officially touched down in Australia for what promises to be a fiery white-ball showdown, featuring three ODIs and five T20Is against the Aussies. The much-anticipated tour kicks off with the 1st ODI on October 19 at Perth’s Optus Stadium and there’s no shortage of talking points.

For Indian fans, the excitement is twofold. This series marks the return of legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who will be back in national colours for the first time since the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. At the same time, young gun Shubman Gill takes the reins as the new ODI captain, ushering in a fresh era of leadership in the 50-over format.

Australia, meanwhile, enters the series under the captaincy of Mitchell Marsh, with a relatively youthful squad – but one packed with power and promise. With home conditions in their favour, the Aussies will be a tough challenge for a reinvigorated Indian unit.

𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮. 𝙎𝙚𝙩. 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙙 🔃#TeamIndia Captain Shubman Gill and Australian skipper Mitchell Marsh meet ahead of the 1️⃣st ODI 🏆#AUSvIND | @ShubmanGill pic.twitter.com/MBPaB2iL0R

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 18, 2025

AUS vs IND 1st ODI Predicted Playing 11s

Australia: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (C), Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Cooper Connoly, Josh Philippe (WK), Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Ellis

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna

Full Squads

India ODI squad: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (C), Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal

Australia ODI squad: Mitchell Marsh (C), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey (wk), Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa.