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Rohit will captain India in the three-match ODI series against the Australian team. The three ODI matches between India and Australia will be played on October 19, 23 and 25.
Rohit Sharma starts training for Australia ODIs with former India assistant coach Abhishek Sharma. (Picture Credit: Screengrab)
India’s ODI captain Rohit Sharma took to Instagram stories on Tuesday (August 12) to share a picture of him with former Indian men’s cricket team assistant coach Abhishek Nayar. In the viral picture, Rohit can be seen in the gym, which is an indication that he has kicked off his preparations for the upcoming India’s white-ball tour of Australia. The Indian men’s cricket team will travel to Australia in the third week of October to take part in a three-match ODI series, which will be followed by five T20Is between the two teams in Australia.
Since Rohit is only active in ODIs now, he will play the three 50-over matches. The series opener is scheduled to take place at Optus Stadium in Perth on October 19, and the next two ODIs will be played in Adelaide and Sydney on October 23 and 25, respectively.
Rohit last played an ODI match for India on March 9, 2025, against New Zealand in Dubai. In the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, he opened the innings for India in the 252-run chase and scored 76 runs from 83 balls. For his super show with the bat in the summit clash of the Champions Trophy 2025, he won the Player of the Match award.
Rohit had taken a break from the game for a couple of months post the IPL as Indian men’s team embarked on a difficult tour of England. He also announced his retirement from Test cricket ahead of the five Test series in England and is now a one format player.
He was on a family holiday in England and came back last week.
Nayar, who has also worked the likes of Dinesh Karthik, KL Rahul, Rinku Singh and young KKR batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi, was India’s assistant coach batting till Champions Trophy, following which he was sacked.
However, all those who have personally worked with Nayar have spoken about the changes he has brought in their games, including Rahul, who worked with him prior to the start of the England Test series where he scored 532 runs.
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