{"id":28758,"date":"2025-10-16T05:51:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/10\/16\/virat-kohli-rohit-sharma-and-team-india-arrive-in-perth-after-flight-delays-for-odis-vs-australia-watch-video-cricket-news-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T05:51:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T05:51:30","slug":"virat-kohli-rohit-sharma-and-team-india-arrive-in-perth-after-flight-delays-for-odis-vs-australia-watch-video-cricket-news-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/10\/16\/virat-kohli-rohit-sharma-and-team-india-arrive-in-perth-after-flight-delays-for-odis-vs-australia-watch-video-cricket-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Team India arrive in Perth after flight delays for ODIs vs Australia &#8211; watch video | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-124594634,imgsize-1097500,width-400,resizemode-4\/rohit-sharma-virat-kohli-and-shubman-gill.jpg\" alt=\"Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Team India arrive in Perth after flight delays for ODIs vs Australia - watch video\" title=\"Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill (X)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill (X)\">Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Shubman Gill (X)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indian-cricket-team\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Indian cricket team<\/a> finally touched down in Perth in the early hours of October 16 after experiencing multiple delays during their journey. The Shubman Gill-led squad had initially reached Delhi airport early on October 15, but the flight to Australia departed nearly four hours behind schedule, causing further rescheduling in Singapore.<!-- --> The team eventually arrived in Perth around 4 am and checked into their hotel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Virat Kohli<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rohit Sharma<\/a>, <!-- -->Shubman Gill<!-- -->, and <!-- -->KL Rahul<!-- --> were among the first batch of players to land in Australia. Strict security arrangements at Perth airport meant that fans had limited access to the players, and those waiting outside the hotel in the late night were unable to get photos, as the exhausted Indian stars headed straight to their rooms.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>Massive crowd for Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma at Delhi airport as Team India leave for Australia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Click here to<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vimalwa\/status\/1978590586576974082\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\"> watch the video<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/> India is set to face Mitchell Marsh\u2019s side in a three-match ODI series followed by five T20Is, with the ODIs taking place in Perth, Adelaide, and Sydney. <!-- -->Kohli and Sharma are expected to be the main attractions during the ODI fixtures, marking their return after the Champions Trophy, where India had an unbeaten run. Rohit Sharma\u2019s 76-run innings in the final earned him the Player of the Match award.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/> Both Kohli and Sharma are now focusing exclusively on ODIs, having retired from T20Is following India\u2019s T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados. They also stepped away from Test cricket ahead of the England tour. With Shubman Gill taking over as ODI captain, Rohit Sharma has been relieved of captaincy duties but will continue as a key batsman. <!-- -->Shreyas Iyer<!-- --> will serve as vice-captain, and KL Rahul remains the wicketkeeper-batsman.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/> India\u2019s ODI squad for the Australia tour includes Shubman Gill (Captain), 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), and Yashasvi Jaiswal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/> The team\u2019s focus will now shift to performing in the ODIs before transitioning into T20 World Cup preparations, with all eyes on the experienced duo of Kohli and Sharma leading India\u2019s white-ball charge.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      const ifAllowedOnAllPages = allowedSurvicateSections && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('all');\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed || ifAllowedOnAllPages){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n            var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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