India Tour of Australia 2025: Big news has come out about two big players of the Indian team Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. The ODI series in Australia can be the last for both. Team India’s Australia tour is in October.
Sports Desk: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from T20I and Test cricket. Now both will be seen playing for Team India only in ODI cricket. In such a situation, the fans are eagerly waiting to see Virat and Rohit’s pair again on the field. During this time a big news has come out about both the players. This year, the Indian cricket team has to visit Australia in October. According to reports, the tour can be the last for the hitman and the king. Both can play the final match of international career on Australia’s soil. However, there is no official announcement on this at present.
Virat and Rohit’s eyes on World Cup 2027
In the same year, Hitman Rohit Sharma and King Virat Kohli announced his retirement from Test cricket. Before that, after winning the T20I World Cup 2024 final, both of them said goodbye to Twenty-Twenty International Cricket. But both of them continue to play ODI cricket and their eyes were on the World Cup 2027. However, everything depends on their fitness.
Will the last series be for Rohit and Virat?
According to reports, the official statement of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) states that the three ODI series in Australia may be the last for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. This means you can see the pair of both playing in Australia for the last time. The main reason behind this is the BCCI to give a chance to the youth in the World Cup 2027.
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BCCI laid a condition for both
According to reports, in the BCCI official statement, an official said that if both players want to continue the game after the tour of Australia, they will have to land for their state teams in the domestic series Vijay Hazare Trophy to be held in ODI format in December. Rohit and Virat did not perform much in the BGT Trophy played in Australia. The bat of both was calm, after which both retired from the test.
Rohit Sharma can be the captain of Team India
The BCCI has laid a condition before visiting Australia. After this, it is expected that both these players should announce before the ODI series against Australia, that this is going to be their last series. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma played for Team India in the Champions Trophy played this year. India also won the title under Rohit’s captaincy. Reports are being told that Rohit can be the captain in Australia.
India vs Australia ODI schedule 2025
If you look at the Indian team’s tour of Australia, Team India will face the first match in front of the Kangaroos on 19 October. After that, in the second ODI, both teams will compete in Adelaide on 23 October. The last ODI of the series will be played in Sydney on 25 October.
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