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Australia Announce Strong Squads for India Tour 2025; Big Names Make a Comeback

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Australia has announced its squads for the upcoming white-ball series against India, featuring both ODIs and T20Is, with several key players returning. The tour begins on October 19 with the first ODI in Perth and concludes with the final T20I on November 8 in Brisbane.

Starc, Renshaw, and Short Return for ODI Series

Fast bowler Mitchell Starc headlines the comeback list, rejoining the ODI squad alongside Matt Shortβ€”who missed the previous series due to a side strainβ€”and Mitch Owen, who was sidelined after suffering a concussion during the T20 leg against South Africa.

Left-handed batter Matthew Renshaw also makes his return to the ODI setup for the first time since 2022, following impressive performances for Australia A and Queensland in domestic one-day cricket.

Meanwhile, Alex Carey will miss the first ODI in Perth to represent South Australia in the Sheffield Shield, after being unavailable for the opening Shield game due to his national duties on the New Zealand tour.

Chair of Selectors George Bailey explained the decision-making process, saying,

β€œπ‘Ύπ’†β€™π’—π’† π’π’‚π’Žπ’†π’… 𝒂 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑢𝑫𝑰 π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‡π’Šπ’“π’”π’• π’•π’˜π’ 𝑻20𝑰𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ 𝒃𝒆 π’”π’π’Žπ’† π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“ π’Žπ’‚π’π’‚π’ˆπ’†π’Žπ’†π’π’• π’•π’‰π’“π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ƒπ’‚π’„π’Œ 𝒆𝒏𝒅, π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’„π’†π’“π’•π’‚π’Šπ’ π’Šπ’π’…π’Šπ’—π’Šπ’…π’–π’‚π’π’” π’‘π’“π’†π’‘π’‚π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’–π’Žπ’Žπ’†π’“β€™π’” 𝒓𝒆𝒅-𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 π’‡π’Šπ’™π’•π’–π’“π’†π’”.”

Inglis, Ellis Back in T20Is; Maxwell Still Unavailable

In the T20I squad, wicketkeeper-batter Josh Inglis returns after recovering from a calf injury, while Nathan Ellis is also back following the birth of his first child. However, Glenn Maxwell remains unavailable as he continues to recover from a wrist fracture sustained during the New Zealand tour.

All-rounder Cameron Green will feature in the ODIs but will miss the T20 leg to continue his red-ball preparation for the upcoming Test summer with Western Australia.

Bailey emphasized the importance of balance in selection, stating,

β€œπ‘»π’‰π’† π’Žπ’‚π’‹π’π’“π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻20 𝒔𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒅 π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’”π’•π’‚π’š π’•π’π’ˆπ’†π’•π’‰π’†π’“ π’”π’Šπ’π’„π’† π’Šπ’•β€™π’” 𝒂 π’Œπ’†π’š π’‘π’“π’†π’‘π’‚π’“π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒑𝒉𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒙𝒕 π’šπ’†π’‚π’“β€™π’” 𝑻20 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 π‘ͺ𝒖𝒑. 𝑨𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’”π’‚π’Žπ’† π’•π’Šπ’Žπ’†, π’˜π’†β€™π’“π’† π’†π’π’”π’–π’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π’‘π’π’‚π’šπ’†π’“π’” 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’“π’†π’‚π’…π’š 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑻𝒆𝒔𝒕 π’”π’†π’“π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅.”

Australia Squads for India Series

ODI Squad:

Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

T20I Squad (First Two Games):

Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

Australia vs India 2025 Schedule

Match Date Time (IST) Venue
1st ODI October 19 9:00 AM Perth Stadium, Perth
2nd ODI October 23 9:00 AM Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
3rd ODI October 25 9:00 AM Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
1st T20I October 29 1:45 PM Manuka Oval, Canberra
2nd T20I October 31 1:45 PM Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
3rd T20I November 2 1:45 PM Bellerive Oval, Hobart
4th T20I November 6 1:45 PM Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast
5th T20I November 8 1:45 PM The Gabba, Brisbane

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