That's a wrap for today's live coverage of the first ODI between India and Australia. Australian pacers bowled excellently amid multiple rain delays, ultimately laying the foundation for a comprehensive victory for Mitch Marsh's men. A lot to think about for Shubman Gill and Gautam Gambhir.

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Rohit Sharma 8, Shubman Gill 10, Virat Kohli 0 and Shreyas Iyer 11. India's star-studded top four all had days to forget, and they were down to 45/4 at one stage. Surely, it cannot get any worse than this when India take on Australia in the second ODI.

This is the first ODI lost by India in 2025. They beat England 3-0 in an ODI series early in the year, and then went unbeaten en route to the Champions Trophy title. Shubman Gill off to a rough start as captain in ODIs.

The Australian bowlers set up the victory at the start, but their batters played well to make the chase significantly simple. Mitchell Marsh bats from start to finish, ending on 46*. Josh Philippe slammed a fiery 37 at more than a run-a-ball, while Renshaw saw Australia home on ODI debut.

Victory for Australia! The hosts have delivered an excellent performance, outclassing India with both and ball, and clinch a deserved win in the first ODI. They've chased down the target with 4.5 overs to spare!

AUS 131/3 (21.1)

Australia beat India by 7 wickets (DLS method).

Boundary again for Renshaw! Short delivery from Arshdeep and pulled away firmly towards fine-leg for 4 by the left-hander. After a sluggish start, Renshaw has played a few excellent strokes. Australia inching closer to victory.

AUS 127/3 (20.3)

Matt Renshaw doesn't get proper timing on a delivery by Nitish Reddy, but KL Rahul cannot hold on to the catching opportunity. Tough chance, he puts in the dive, but fails to grasp it properly. 20 overs done, Australia need just 10 more to win.

AUS 121/3 (20)

Well-executed by Matt Renshaw! The left-hander shuffles across the stumps and scoops it over the wicket-keeper for 4. First boundary for Renshaw on ODI debut. The man who took 3 catches in the outfield will hope to see Australia home.

AUS 117/3 (19)

Wow! Mohammed Siraj with a superhuman effort at long-on. Times his jump and saves a certain 6. Renshaw had connected really well against Washington Sundar, but Siraj's excellent effort denies him a first 6.

AUS 104/3 (17.2)

Arshdeep Singh comes back into the attack, and puts a brake on the scoring rate. Just 2 runs off the over, with Renshaw struggling to time the left-arm pacer. Australia's healthy run-rate has kept them in the driving seat of this chase, though.

AUS 102/3 (17)

OUT! Josh Philippe departs! End of a fiery knock by the wicket-keeper batter. Philippe looks to help it over deep square-leg, but finds the fielder in the deep. Onus on Marsh now to just steadily guide Australia home.

AUS 100/3 (16)

Poor start by Washington Sundar. His first ball is down the leg side, misses both batter and keeper and runs away for 4. Australia just 1 run away from the 100-mark now. Chances of victory getting slimmer for India.

AUS 99/2 (15.1)

Maximum! Nitish Reddy has been brought into the attack now, but he has been clobbered over long-on for 6 by Philippe. The wicket-keeper batter has played a fine knock, and caught up with Marsh now!

AUS 94/2 (15)

Mitchell Marsh continues to play a fine knock. Brings out the slog sweep, slams it through mid-wicket for 4 more. Marsh is steadily nearing his half-century, and he's kept one end intact to make Australia's chase a lot easier.

AUS 82/2 (13.3)

Josh Philippe continues to go after Harshit Rana. Two boundaries in a row! First, a short delivery guided to third man for 4. The next ball is poorly bowled. Lot of width offered, and Philippe thrashes it through gully.

The equation for Australia has gotten much easier - 56 needed off 78.

AUS 75/2 (13)

Five runs came off the third over of Axar Patel. Australia are well in command at the moment. They need 64 runs in 84 balls. India need a couple of more wickets here to make a comeback in the game.

Harshit Rana bowled his third over really well. He kept it tight but was unlucky that he ended up leaking a six in it. It was a sharp good length ball from Rana and Josh Philippe went for a pull shot. He got a massive outside edge as the ball flew through the third man region for a six. 

AUS 62/2 (11)

Axar Patel bowled it around good length but Mitchell Marsh got a thick outside edge as the ball ran away for a four. He wanted to cut it on the off-side but got it too fine. The ball went through the slips for the boundary.

AUS 55/2 (10)

Axar Patel has provided India a crucial breakthrough here! He has dismissed Matthew Short. The batter sliced it to short third where Rohit Sharma took a good low catch. The idea of handing the ball to a spinner worked for Shubman Gill and India. Australia are two down. 

Matthew Short c Rohit b Axar 8(17)  

Mohammed Siraj surprised Mitchell Marsh with a sharp bouncer. The batter went for a pull shot but completely missed it as the ball hit him on the helmet. Siraj showed good sportsman spirit as quickly went to the batter and checked on him. We have a short stoppage in play after this over as the physio is there in the middle now.

Harshit Rana bowled well apart from the short ball outside off-stump that was hit for a six. He conceded three off the remaining five balls. Nine came off the over. India need a couple of more wickets here to make a comeback in this game. Siraj continues from the other end. 

Clobbered that away for a biggie! It was freebie from Harshit Rana and Matthew Short smashed it powerfully over the deep cover for a six. This is a poor ball from Rana. You couldn't offer the batter so much of width with the field restrictions on.  

Maximum! Mitchell Marsh smashes a humongous 6 over cover! Straight into the crowd, and the ball is caught by a fan as well! Australia probably treating this run chase like a T20 game, and few better T20 openers than Marsh.

AUS 29/1 (5)

Mitch Marsh goes big! Maximum! Smashed over deep square-leg by the Australian skipper. After batting out a maiden over, Marsh breaks the shackles with a good hit. Two balls later, Matt Short picks up his first boundary with a slap through the covers. Diving effort in the circle but the shot was firmly hit.

AUS 23/1 (3.4)

India ramping up the pressure on Australia after Head's departure. Siraj bowls an excellent over to Marsh, and it's a maiden! Excellent deliveries in that over by Siraj, including one that narrowly missed the edge. 

AUS 11/1 (3)

GONE! Huge wicket for India! Arshdeep Singh strikes with his second delivery. Room offered to Head, the left-hander goes for a big heave, but gets caught at deep third-man by Harshit Rana. Just the start India would've wanted.

IND 9/1 (1.2)

Australia off to a good start! Two boundaries hit by Travis Head in the opening over against Siraj. First one is slammed through mid-wicket for 4, while the second one is lofted over mid-off by the maverick southpaw.

AUS 9/0 (1)

Australia's chase is underway in Perth. Mitchell Marsh opening the batting with Travis Head. Mohammed Siraj will take the new ball. Remember, one bowler can bowl a maximum of 6 overs, and four bowlers can bowl a maximum of 5 overs.

AUS 0/0 (0.1)

Revised target for Australia is 131. India's late charge took them to 136, but the equation has been made slightly easier for the hosts with DLS method coming into play. India will need to put in a Herculean effort to defend this.

IND 136/9 (26)

AUS Target: 131 (via DLS method)

Another maximum! What an end provided by Nitish Kumar Reddy. Another massive 6 over long-on to finish the Indian innings. India end on 136/9 in 26 overs, and they've given themselves a chance at defending this.

IND 136/9 (26)

India have lost a heap of wickets amid their late rush to score runs. Arshdeep Singh gets run out on the second ball of the final over. The very next ball, Nitish Reddy slams a gigantic 6 over deep mid-wicket! 

IND 130/9 (25.3)

Oh dear! Matt Renshaw, who has taken 3 catches today, drops Nitish Reddy at long-on now. Harshit Rana looks to go big on the final ball of the 25th over, but mistimes his shot. The ball goes high up in the air, but it's caught by the wicket-keeper.

IND 123/8 (25)

GONE! KL Rahul tries to go big, but doesn't get the connection he would've desired. Taken at long-on by Renshaw. First ODI wicket for Mitch Owen. After a few good overs for India, Australia have done well to limit the scoring rate again.

IND 121/7 (24.3)

Matthew Kuhnemann with an excellent over. Not only does he pick up the wicket of Washington Sundar, but also does not let KL Rahul pick up any big hits. 2 overs to go! Mitch Owen to bowl the 25th over.

IND 118/6 (24)

Washington Sundar premeditates the delivery once again, but gets it wrong this time. He goes for the reverse sweep, but the ball ends up ricocheting of his glove and chopping onto the stumps. Sixth wicket down for India.

IND 115/6 (23.3)

Washington Sundar gets into the act! Short ball from Ellis, Washington anticipates it, moves across his stumps early and hooks it over the keeper's head for 4. Good batting. 3 more overs to go - can India somehow get to 150?

IND 114/5 (23)

100 up! KL Rahul's maximums and Axar Patel's boundaries have taken India past the three-figure mark. Still 5 more overs to go for India. How many more runs can India pile up from here?

IND 101/5 (21)

Maximum! First 6 of the innings, and it comes off KL Rahul's blade. The right-hander comes down the track and slams Matthew Short for 6, straight back over the bowler's head. And repeat! Rahul does the same again, this one's even better, over long-on!

IND 98/5 (20.4)

OUT! Trying to go big and caught in the deep. Axar Patel looks to pummell Australian spinner Matthew Kuhnemann for a 6, but his shot finds the fielder at long-on. Crucial breakthrough for the men in yellow.

Washington Sundar comes out ahead of Nitish Reddy!

IND 84/5 (20)

Two fantastic shots! KL Rahul joins Axar Patel in the party, and the runs are starting to flow now for India. Five boundaries already after the restart. 12 runs off the 18th over, now 15 runs off the 19th. Rahul with a slap past mid-off, and then a firm pull through mid-wicket for his two boundaries.

The two batters are treating this like a T10 game. The message to attack appears evident from Gautam Gambhir and the management.

IND 80/4 (19)

Pulled firmly for 4! Axar Patel on the charge! The left-hander is clearly the one taking the aggressive route after the restart. Acar's up to 30 now. He is by far and away the highest run-scorer for India today.

IND 72/4 (18.4)

Axar Patel going after Mitch Owen here! First an aggressive pull on a short delivery, which takes a top edge and goes for 4 behind the keeper. Next ball is better hit, slammed over mid-on for 4 by Axar. 12 runs off Owen's over.

IND 65/4 (18)

Axar Patel picks up a single on the last ball of the 17th over. India have 9 more overs. They'll be hoping to get past 100 - if not 120 - by the 26th over, and give themselves a fighting chance with the ball.

Mitchell Owen takes the ball.

IND 53/4 (17)

1 bowler can bowl a maximum of 6 overs and 4 bowlers can bowl a maximum of 5 overs from now on. Of course, Hazlewood has already bowled 7, while Starc also bowled 6 before the latest rain delay. They are done for today, which is good news for India.

The match has been reduced to 26 overs per side. Play will resume at 2:00 PM IST. That is in just about 10 minutes from now. The rain has stopped and the main pitch cover is hope. Let's hope this is the last rain delay.

India will get 9.2 overs to try and put up a decent total. Expect them to be aggressive at the restart.

The rain has stopped. The umpires are out on the pitch and having a look at the conditions. Most of the covers are being removed. Oops, and the umbrellas are back over the umpires' heads. Looks like the rain is back!

We could be down to a 25 overs or less per side if the rain stops and play resumes. If the rain continues, we may see the match be called off. Would be quite the shame, given the rain hasn't been particularly heavy at any point; it has just been a persistent drizzle.

A morning to forget for Team India. Their collapse started with the dismissal of Rohit Sharma for 8 runs, and Virat Kohli followed suit by departing for his first duck in Australia. Take a look at his dismissal:

VIRAT KOHLI GONE FOR A DUCK!#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/cg9GbcMRAE

— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 19, 2025

Fourth time. Play has been stopped for a fourth time at the Perth Stadium, due to rain. Frustration continues among fans, who have been robbed of more than two hours of action already. The covers are back on.

IND 52/4 (16.4)

50 up for India! It has taken the men in blue 15.4 overs (94 balls) to reach the total. Big cheer from the crowd. A day of massive struggle and many hiccups. How far can Rahul, Axar and co take India from here? 

IND 50/2 (16)

Play resumes after a third rain delay in Perth. India play out Nathan Ellis' remaining four balls. The ball now handed back to Mitch Starc, who can bowl only 2 more overs. India have 17 overs to recover.

IND 48/4 (15)

Play will resume at 12:55 PM IST. The match has been further reduced to 32 overs per side. Two bowlers will be allowed to bowl 7 overs each, while three bowlers can bowl 6 overs each. This means Josh Hazlewood is done with his spell.

Play will resume at 3:25 pm local, 12.55 pm IST.
The total revised overs to be completed are 32 overs per side.
The Innings Break will be 20 minutes.#TeamIndia | #AUSvIND

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 19, 2025

The rain has stopped. The umpires are inspecting the conditions and having a chat on the field. The covers are still on. We will probably lose more overs, leaving India with even less time for a possible rebuild.

And now the covers are coming off!

India's top order makes for painful reading. 4 well-established batters, all of whom feature in the top 10 of the ICC ODI rankings, have been undone by the Perth bounce and the Aussie pacers.

Rohit Sharma - 8 (14)

Shubman Gill - 10 (18)

Virat Kohli - 0 (8)

Shreyas Iyer - 11 (24)

Here we go again. Rain stops play for the third time in Perth. Huge disappointment among the crowd as the drizzle returns in Perth. The main pitch cover is back on. Heavy clouds surround the Perth Stadium.

IND 46/4 (14.2)

GONE! India are 4 wickets down! Another spectacular short ball by Josh Hazlewood. He leaves Shreyas cramped for room, who ends up gloving it and is caught behind. The morning continues to be disastrous for India.

Wicket-maiden for Hazlewood.

IND 45/4 (13.2)

Perfect intent from Shreyas Iyer! He slams a boundary on the first ball after the restart. Width offered by Hazlewood, and cut away firmly square of the wicket. Lovely shot to possibly signal a momentum shift.

IND 41/3 (12)

Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel are out onto the pitch. India have 23 more overs ahead of them to try and rescue their innings. The majority of the burden surely lies on Iyer, who is the established No. 4 batter of the side.

IND 37/3 (11.5)

Match reduced to 35 overs per side. Play will resume at 12:20 PM IST. The covers are totally off, and the players are out on the pitch for warmups. A total of 30 overs cut then, due to the two rain stoppages.

Rain has stopped in Perth. Some of the covers have been removed, and only the one covering the pitch remains. This, hopefully, is the end of the rain stoppages for today. The umpires are on the field, inspecting the conditions.

It must be remembered that Shreyas Iyer is also playing his first match for India in over seven months. However, he now faces the huge challenge of anchoring this India innings through to a respectable, defendable score.

All eyes also on how KL Rahul and Axar Patel deal with such a situation. 

Former India pacer Varun Aaron confirms on the official broadcast that more covers are coming on. This is the worst possible news. Important to reiterate that the rain isn't too heavy, but annoyingly persistent.

Not good news. The umpires are back on the pitch for another inspection, but they have umbrellas over their heads again. The rain has returned. We are on course to lose a heap of overs whenever play resumes. The second delay has lasted more than an hour already.

Further pitch inspections continue. The umpires are out. This time, they haven't brought umbrellas with them. It has been a while since the rain stopped. Let's hope - contrary to the forecast - we get a prolonged period of dry weather now.

According to AccuWeather, there will be bursts of rain over the next hour at the Perth Stadium. This could be extremely worrying, as we may not have a consistent dry spell. Meanwhile, the rain has stopped for now, and the covers are coming off.

Visuals show Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma in an intense conversation in the dressing room. Gill appears to be munching some popcorn as well. A less-than-ideal start to Gill's ODI captaincy career, and a less-than-ideal comeback for Rohit.

There isn't a whole lot of buffer time, which could see the game lose quite a few overs, given that this delay has gone on for over 35 minutes now. We could end up with a 40-over contest once we get underway again.

That would mean even less time for India to launch a rebuild.

The supersopper is making the rounds around the Perth Stadium. The pitch cover still remains, so the rain isn't fully gone yet. It doesn't appear to be heavy, but a light, persistent shower. It will be interesting to see how many more overs we lose from here.

The umpires have entered the field for a pitch inspection. They have umbrellas over their heads, and the pitch cover is still on. We await further clarity regarding the resumption of the match.

Mark Waugh on commentary states that the rain is getting heavier in Perth. A big cover has been brought on for the main pitch, but the outfield has been left without covers. Umbrellas are out in the stands.

We have another rain delay at Perth! Appears to be nothing more than a light drizzle, but enough to force play to be stopped for a second time this morning. The drainage at the Perth Stadium is excellent, so we should be underway soon enough if the rain does not persist.

IND 37/3 (11.5)

A score of 27/3 is the joint-worst powerplay for India in an ODI in 742 days. It equals the powerplay score achieved by India in their 2023 World Cup group stage game, also against Australia, in Chennai, in 2023. 

End of a disastrous 10 overs for Team India. Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel, and those after them, have a major rebuild job to do. Just 27 runs managed in this period, and the loss of India's three most reputed batters.

IND 27/3 (10)

Action will resume at 9:55 AM IST. The rain is completely gone. The sun is out, in fact. Excellent work by the groundstaff in Perth. India will hope to stabilize things after this delay. The players are getting ready to come back onto the pitch.

The covers are coming off at Perth. Looks like the rain has stopped at Perth. Not much of a delay at all, then. We should be back in action shortly. Stay tuned as we await an official restart time.

It is all happening here! Now the rain has interrupted proceedings at the Perth Stadium. We've had 8.5 overs of play so far. The pitch is now under covers, and the players have left the field. Could this be a welcome break for India?

IND 25/1 (8.5)

Captain Gill departs! The disastrous start continues for Team India. Nathan Ellis strikes with his very first ball. The ball is angling down the leg-side, Gill looks for the flick but is caught behind. Misery for Team India. Gill manages only 10 runs on his ODI captaincy debut.

IND 25/3 (8.1)

This is Virat Kohli's first-ever duck in Australia in ODIs. The 36-year-old perhaps showing a bit of rust, not getting the perfect timing on his drive. This has been a superb opening spell by Starc and Hazlewood.

OUT! Oh dear, oh dear! Virat Kohli is gone for a duck on his India comeback! Hint of width from Starc, just outside off-stump, Kohli goes for an aggressive drive, ends up edging it and a sharp diving catch taken by Cooper Connolly. Disaster!

IND 21/2 (6.1)

Lovely shot by Shubman Gill! Hint of width offered by Hazlewood and slammed through the covers by the Indian captain. This has been a tentative start for India, but Gill has played two lovely strokes in between.

IND 21/1 (6)

GONE! Josh Hazlewood brings Rohit's innings to an early end. Lovely short delivery, Rohit ends up getting an outside edge, and it is caught in the slip cordon by Renshaw. A disappointing return to India colours for Rohit.

Virat Kohli walks in next, to huge cheers from the stadium.

IND 14/1 (4)

First boundary for Rohit Sharma! Fuller from Starc and punished by the former India captain. Lovely straight drive, slammed past mid-on, who gives chase. But the ball wins the race. Rohit has looked slightly tentative to begin with, but that will help him get a move-on.

IND 13/0 (3)

FOUR!!!! Shubman Gill hits the first boundary off the game and it comes against Josh Hazlewood. Gill leans forward and places a shot towards the mid-off as the ball races across the boundary line for a four. 

IND 6/0 (1.4 overs)

Australia skipper Mitchell Starc starts troubling India openers right from the first over. He delivers a terrific over and concedes just two runs. Both Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill look cautious while facing Starc. However, they aim for boundaries in the upcoming overs. 

IND 2/0 (1 overs)

The first ODI between India and Australia finally begins. For India, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will be starting the proceedings. The duo aims for a solid opening partnership, in order to provide India with a good start. On the other hand, Mitchell Starc will be bowling the first over for Australia. Let's play!!! 

Most appearances for India in Internationals

664 Sachin Tendulkar

551 Virat Kohli *

535 MS Dhoni

504 Rahul Dravid

500 Rohit Sharma *

Players of both the teams are out on the field for their respective national anthems. The first ODI between India and Australia shall begin shortly, Stay tuned for all the live updates. 

India extend their unwanted feat of losing the toss in the ODIs. This is 16th consecutive toss lost in ODIs by India. The last toss they won was in the semifinals of Cricket World Cup 2023 against New Zealand at Wankhede in Mumbai. 

Australia XI vs India: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (c), Matthew Short, Josh Philippe (wk), Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Josh Hazlewood.

India XI vs Australia: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

"We would have bowled first as well. It's all about getting mentally ready. We are in a good mental place. The practice sessions help. We have a great combination. Nitish Reddy makes his debut, we are going with three fast bowlers and three all-rounders," said Shubman Gill. 

"We're going to bowl first. It looks like a pretty good wicket, hopefully it's hard and fast. There's a little bit of moisture around, so hopefully we can make the most of that today. It's always a huge honour to captain the country, but to do it in front of a somewhat home crowd, it's always exciting. (Preparation) It's been great. The guys got in on Wednesday. We've had three great days of training. It's always a big build-up, Australia versus India and what's going to be a huge summer for Australian cricket. So, hopefully we can get off to a good start. (Morale) It's great. Seven batters, one keeper and four bowlers .. six batters? Anyway, I'm not good at maths," said Marsh. 

Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh wins the toss, opts to bowl against India in the first ODI of the three-match series on Sunday at Perth. 

Virat Kohli said "Some quality quality time with kids, family - which I haven't done much for many years - it has been a beautiful beautiful time & phase which I cherish".

"I am feeling fresh, looking fresh & fit - moving well in nets & fielding sessions".

Australia are also going through a rough face. In the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins, who is out due to injury, Mitchell Marsh will be leading the Aussies. The hosts are also without the services of star batter Steve Smith and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who have retired from the ODIs. 

It's unlikely that the management will break the highly successful opening combination of Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, keeping Yashasvi Jaiswal as a backup option. It means Virat Kohli will come at No. 3 followed by Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul, who will double up as the wicketkeeper.

Ahead of the toss, it has been confirmed that a total of three players are going to make their ODI debuts. From India, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has been handed over his ODI debut cap by Rohit Sharma. For Australia, batter Mitchell Owen and Matt Renshaw have been given their maiden ODI caps. 

Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-getter in all of limited-overs cricket, with 18,426 runs in ODIs and 10 runs in a solitary T20I he played. This combines to make it 18,436 runs. On the other hand, Virat Kohli has 14,181 runs in ODIs and 4,188 runs in T20I cricket, making it a total of 18,369 runs. Just 68 more runs and Virat will soar past Sachin to become the greatest white-ball batter statistically.

In the ODIs against Australia, Virat Kohli is aiming to become the second-highest ODI run-getter of all time. Currently with 14,181 runs in 302 ODIs, he is the third-highest run-getter of all time. He is just 54 runs away from becoming the second-highest run-getter in ODIs, overtaking Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara (14,234 runs in 404 matches).

If Virat Kohli can produce those brilliantly calibrated knocks and Rohit Sharma his incandescent shot-making up the order, then these two stalwarts can hope to hang on for long. It will be fascinating to watch an old rivalry coming to life again as Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood will try to keep the Ro-Ko duo quiet once more.

Unlike Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma needs to come to terms with his new role of being just a senior player. Rohit's previous T20I and ODI outings ended with celebration after guiding the team to ICC trophies, and he was leading the side even in his last Test appearance in Melbourne.

Even amid the emotional theme of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's return to India fold, Shubman Gill's maiden outing as full-time ODI skipper provides an equally compelling narrative to the first one-dayer against Australia 

The ODIs against Australia are highly anticipated as they mark the return of the star duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to Team India. The stalwarts are coming back to national colours after playing the Champions Trophy in March, and the dynamics of Indian cricket has changed irrevocably in these seven months. The cricketing ecosystem has learned to survive the prolonged absence of Kohli and Rohit — at least in two formats — in this interim period.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 1st ODI of the three-match series between India and Australia, straight from the Peth Stadium. Stay tuned for all the live updates.