Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have both been named to take part in the three-match ODI series, despite having retired from Test and T20 international cricket, as India look towards the 2027 ODI World Cup under the captaincy of Shubman Gill.

Australia has been building bilateral security ties with its South Pacific island neighbors. Australia on Monday signed a defense treaty with Papua New Guinea that will integrate the nations' defenses. It is Australia’s only alliance-level security pact other than the ANZUS Treaty signed with the United States and New Zealand in 1951.

India will play Australia in the first ODI on October 19 in Perth. The match will see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma make a comeback. Here is how India's playing XI could look in the game.

Australia and India will strengthen maritime security and defence industrial cooperation, signing an agreement on mutual submarine rescue during the first annual defence ministers dialogue in Canberra,

Two first-choice Australian cricketers are not available for the first ODI against India at Perth on 19 October, forcing Aussies selectors to call-up replacement players.

Veteran Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has revealed his combined Australia-India-England ODI XI. The 37-year-old shared his picks in a video posted by Fox Cricket on their YouTube channel on Tuesday, October 14. This comes ahead of India’s white-ball tour of Australia, set to begin on October 19 with three ODIs, followed by five T20Is.

The Indian defense minister’s visit to Canberra underscores that New Delhi is committed to building ties with its Indo-Pacific partners.