Australia has been building bilateral security ties with its South Pacific island neighbors. Australia on Monday signed a defense treaty with Papua New Guinea that will integrate the nations' defenses. It is Australia’s only alliance-level security pact other than the ANZUS Treaty signed with the United States and New Zealand in 1951.

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have both been named to take part in the three-match ODI series, despite having retired from Test and T20 international cricket, as India look towards the 2027 ODI World Cup under the captaincy of Shubman Gill.

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India will play Australia in the first ODI on October 19 in Perth. The match will see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma make a comeback. Here is how India's playing XI could look in the game.

Mohammed Shami, who was part of the 2025 Champions Trophy, found himself out of the ODI squad for Australia tour

Two first-choice Australian cricketers are not available for the first ODI against India at Perth on 19 October, forcing Aussies selectors to call-up replacement players.

Australia and India will strengthen maritime security and defence industrial cooperation, signing an agreement on mutual submarine rescue during the first annual defence ministers dialogue in Canberra,

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that the team will travel together in a single group from Delhi to Perth, where the tour kicks off on October 19.