The India vs Australia rivalry is the greatest among all rivalries. When these two cricketing giants meet in One Day Internationals (ODIs), the cricket world takes notice.
Why This Rivalry Captivates
In India vs Australia odi series both are the most successful cricketing nations. Australia is historically dominant in many formats but this time Indian team is having good batting lineup, pace and spin attack. The team have a good balance of allrounders. The passion of fans is the main attraction of series and it will make all matches like final. Both teams are known for quality cricket and their clashes are always interesting.
A Brief History of India vs Australia in ODIs
To understand why every India vs Australia clash matters we need to look a brief history between them.
- The first match between India and Australia was played in December 1980 at melbourne cricket ground Australia.
- Till now 152 matches are played between India vs Australia.
- Australia win 84 and India win 58 matches.
- Win percentage is approximately equal in home conditions.
Teams
Both teams are balanced and have some minor changes for series.
Indian Squad
Shubman Gill replaced Rohit Sharma as ODI captain, Shreyas Iyer is vice captain. Jasprit Bumrah has been rested for ODI and allrounder Nitish Kumar Reddy replaced him.
- Shubman Gill (c) Batter
- Shreyas Iyer (vc) Batter
- KL Rahul (WK) Batter
- Virat Kohli Batter
- Rohit Sharma Batter
- Yashasvi Jaiswal Batter
- Axar Patel Allrounder
- Nitish Kumar Reddy Allrounder
- Washington Sundar Allrounder
- Dhruv Jurel (WK) Batter
- Harshit Rana Bowler
- Arshdeep Singh Bowler
- Kuldeep Yadav Bowler
- Prasidh Krishna Bowler
- Mohammed Siraj Bowler
Australian Squad
Josh inglis and Adam zampa will not play opening match they have been replaced by Josh Philippe and Matt Kuhnemann.
- Mitchell Marsh (c) Allrounder
- Matthew Short Batter
- Travis Head Batter
- Matt Renshaw Batter
- Mitch Owen Allrounder
- Cameron Green Allrounder
- Cooper Connolly Allrounder
- Alex Carey (WK) Batter
- Josh Inglis (WK) Batter
- Adam Zampa Bowler
- Mitchell Starc Bowler
- Xavier Bartlett Bowler
- Josh Hazlewood Bowler
- Ben Dwarshuis Bowler
- Nathan Ellis Bowler
Players to Watch
In India vs Australia series some players might be the impact full player.
Rohit Sharma
This series is very important for him as batsman as we know his captainship is replace by Shubman Gill. Now if he wants to play 2027 ODI world cup he need to show his impact in this series. He has played 273ODI matches and made 11168 runs in 265 innings. Presently he is in good form as he was player of the match in final of champions trophy 2025. he has played good cricket throughout the series.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is also a player who can outperform in this series. 2027 ODI world cup might be the last world cup of his career, to be a part of that he need to proof himself in this series. He has played 302 ODI matches and made 14181 runs in 290 innings. He has score 51 centuries and 74 fifties.
Shubhman Gill
He is the new captain of Indian team and he need to prove him self as a caption in ODI format. His recent performance is very good as a caption in test series against England and West Indies. He has played 55 ODI matches and made 2775 runs. He made 8 centuries and 15 fifties in his short carrier. His best score is 208 off 149 balls against New Zealand.
Travis Head
He is a lefthanded batsman of Australia known for attacking cricket. His name came first time in light when he has score a century in 2023 word cup final and break India’s dream to win world cup. His performance is also good in IPL, which shows the class of player. He might be the key player in Australia’s chances to win the series. He has played 76 matches and made 2942 runs in ODI. In a very short carrier he made 7 centuries and 17 fifties.
Venue, Weather Conditions & Home Advantage
Venue, Weather Conditions & Home Advantage are the important factors in India Vs Australia series.
Venue
| Date | Venue | Time |
| Oct 19 (Sun) | Perth Stadium, Perth | 9:00:00 AM 03:30 AM GMT / 11:30 AM LOCAL |
| Oct 23 (Thu) | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 9:00 AM 03:30 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL |
| Oct 25 (Sat) | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 9:00 AM 03:30 AM GMT / 02:30 PM LOCAL |
Weather Conditions
Weather conditions are very important part of any event. The weather conditions in Australia is good for this series, as per wear forecast average temperature is 30-33°C.
Home Advantage
Australia will get the home advantage as they are well known the weather condition and behavior of pitch. Home crowed is release the pressure from home team and create pressure on other team.
Conclusion
The 2025 India vs Australia ODI series is very important for both teams to show their strength. This series is the gateway of 2027 word cup for many players. This might be the milestone for rivalry of India vs Australia.