{"id":29309,"date":"2025-10-17T12:12:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/10\/17\/ind-vs-aus-shocking-numbers-rohit-sharma-virat-kohli-fever-reaches-australia-ahead-of-1st-odi-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T12:12:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:12:51","slug":"ind-vs-aus-shocking-numbers-rohit-sharma-virat-kohli-fever-reaches-australia-ahead-of-1st-odi-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/10\/17\/ind-vs-aus-shocking-numbers-rohit-sharma-virat-kohli-fever-reaches-australia-ahead-of-1st-odi-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IND vs AUS: Shocking numbers! Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli fever reaches Australia ahead of 1st ODI | 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-124628630,imgsize-185480,width-400,resizemode-4\/dubai-indian-players-rohit-sharma-and-virat-kohli-during-a-practice-session-ahe.jpg\" alt=\"IND vs AUS: Shocking numbers! Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli fever reaches Australia ahead of 1st ODI\" title=\"Indian players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo\/Arun Sharma)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Indian players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo\/Arun Sharma)\">Indian players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo\/Arun Sharma)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Men&#8217;s ODI Series between Australia and India was officially launched at Perth Stadium, bringing together players from both teams to celebrate their historic <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">cricket<\/a> rivalry. With Indian cricket stalwarts like <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/virat-kohli\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Virat Kohli<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rohit-sharma\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rohit Sharma<\/a> making their return to on-field action, the series has generated significant fan interest, with over 175,000 tickets already sold for the Australia-India white-ball series.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Mitchell Starc and Travis Head from Australia joined Indian players Nitish Kumar Reddy and Dhruv Jurel for a photo session. The players posed in front of a poster displaying memorable moments from previous Australia-India white-ball matches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Perth Stadium served as the backdrop for this gathering, representing the blend of traditional rivalry and future possibilities in the upcoming matches.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Travis Head and Axar Patel addressed the media before the photo opportunity.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>&#8220;We&#8217;re expecting some really good cricket over the next few days. Both teams have had strong training sessions and the conditions here at Perth Stadium are excellent. It&#8217;s a great venue to start the series and both squads are full of quality,&#8221; Head said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>&#8220;Australia and India always bring out the best in each other. The atmosphere here is fantastic and we&#8217;re looking forward to a competitive series,&#8221; Axar Patel said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>The launch event marked the beginning of the three-match ODI series. The first match is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, at Perth Stadium.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">India squad: <\/span>Shubman Gill (c), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, KL Rahul, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Dhruv Jurel, Yashasvi Jaiswal<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Australia squad: <\/span>Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/div>\n<p><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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