Akshay Thakur - Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025IND vs AUS 1st ODI: Two superstar Indian players, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, will be seen in action during the three-match ODI series against Australia, starting on October 19. A video of the two meeting before leaving for the tour is going viral.
The three-match ODI series between India and Australia begins on October 19th. Following the Delhi Test against the West Indies, Team India's first contingent departed for Australia on October 14th. All eyes will be on the performances of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who are playing international cricket after a long time.
A video of Rohit, who will be playing as a player and not as captain in the upcoming ODI series, is going viral before departing for Australia, showing him meeting Virat Kohli.
The first batch of the Indian team left Delhi on October 14 for the ODI series in Australia. As the team boarded the bus from the hotel to the airport, Rohit Sharma noticed Kohli sitting in the front seat. Rohit bowed and greeted him. Seeing Rohit's gesture, Virat Kohli also laughed and clapped. Shreyas Iyer, the vice-captain for the ODI series, was sitting with Kohli on the bus.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have impressive ODI records against Australia. Rohit Sharma has played 46 ODIs against Australia so far, scoring 2407 runs at an average of 57.31. Rohit has scored 8 centuries and 9 half-centuries against the Aussies in ODIs. Virat Kohli's ODI record against Australia is equal to his 50 ODIs, where he has scored 2451 runs at an average of 54.47.
