Team India ODI Captain to Play for India A Against Australia A?

The Indian Cricket Team will soon turn their focus to ODIs. Since winning the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, the Rohit Sharma-led side hasn't played the 50-over format as they were busy with their assignments in Test cricket. India locked horns with England in a five-match series in the red-ball format in the previous two months. Now, they will be seen in action in the T20Is as the Suryakumar Yadav-led side will ply their trade in the Asia Cup 2025, which will commence on September 9 and last until September 28 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Only after that will the Indian Cricket Team tour Australia for a three-match series. The games will be played on 19th, 23rd, and 25th October in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney, respectively. The team is expected to be captained by Rohit Sharma, who guided the side to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This update is massive since Rohit Sharma is one of India's best captains in history.

Rohit Sharma India A Appearance Rumoured Ahead of Australia Tour

Amid all this, Rohit Sharma is ensuring he keeps his focus on getting fit and playing. The batter recently returned to India after a family vacation and has started preparing for the Australia series, with pictures of him in the gym getting viral. It seems he wants to make sure he is in great touch for the India A vs Australia A 2025 series. Rohit Sharma India A appearance, as per the reports in RevSportz, is likely. He has expressed his keenness to play the unofficial ODIs during the India A Tour of Australia 2025, as he doesn’t want to head into the white-ball series in Australia underprepared.

The unofficial India A vs Australia A ODI series will be played in September-October. The first 50-over game will be played on 30th September in Kanpur, followed by the second and third matches to be played on 3rd and 5th October, respectively, at the same venue as the first.

If this was not enough, Rohit Sharma then guided India to the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 win. In that tournament too, the Men in Blue didn't lose a single game. They defeated New Zealand in the final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai to win the title for the first time since 2013, ensuring they are one of the leading sides when it comes to having the most ICC trophies. Rohit Sharma also led from the front as he oozed his class with the bat in the final. He played a sensational innings of 76 runs and won the Player of the Match.

India A vs Australia A 2025: Rohit Sharma to Retire After ODI Series?

Rohit Sharma has been in the news for the last few months. The talks related to his retirement have been all over on the internet, and there is a big rumour that he will be asked to call time on his career in the 50-over format after the Australia series. There have been rumours which suggest he will be sacked as the ODI skipper, as the team management wants someone young to lead the team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2027, for which Rohit reportedly is not in the plans.

Rohit Sharma, in the last year or so, has been magnificent as a captain. Under his leadership, India ended their drought of winning the ICC title after they won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. He became the first captain in the history of the game to win the tournament without losing a single game. He was also the leading run-getter for India at the event.