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Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has said that the ODI series against India is the best preparation for players leading up to the Ashes 2025-26 at home. Leading the ODI team in the absence of injured Pat Cummins, Marsh said that the two teams have a great rivalry and the Australians love going up against India.
“We’ll have all the guys building towards the Ashes but everyone loves playing against India,” he told foxsports.com.au.
“We’ve got a great rivalry and great respect for them as a team. I think it’s literally perfect timing to be playing against India in the lead-up to an Ashes series. It’s going to be massive.”
The ODI series will commence on October 19 at Perth Stadium. This is the first ever ODI between the two teams at the venue.
This will be the first time Shubman Gill will be leading India in ODIs. The series will also mark the return of senior duo Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. For the Australian side, Mitchell Starc will be in action for the first time since announcing his retirement from T20Is to focus on Test cricket.
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India’s ODI record in Australia
India don't have the best of records in ODIs on Australian soil. From 54 ODIs against Australia on Australian soil, India have won 14 out of 58. The last time India won an ODI series in Australia was under Virat Kohli's captaincy. India won the three-ODI series 2-1.
India vs Australia ODI squads -
India ODI squad: Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer (vc), Axar Patel, KL Rahul (wk), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Australia’s 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.
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