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IND vs AUS: Shocking numbers! Ahead of first ODI Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli fever reaches Australia

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The One Day International series of Men between India and Australia has officially launched at Perth Stadium. For a photo session, players from both India and Australia gathered, celebrating their historic cricket competition. The series of three matches starts on October 19, Saturday, at Perth Stadium. For the White-ball series, over 175,000 tickets have already been sold, which indicate remarkable fan interest.

For a picture session, from Australia Mitchell Starc and Travis Head joined Indian Players Dhruv Jurel and Nitish Kumar Reddy. In front of a poster displaying memorable moments from previous Australia-India white-ball matches, the players posed.

In the upcoming matches, Perth Stadium served as the backdrop for this assembly, act for the blend of traditional rivalry and future possibilities.

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Before the picture opportunity, Travis Head and Axar Patel addressed the media.

“We are 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’s a great venue to start the series and both squads are full of quality,” Travis Head told.

Axar Patel said “Australia and India always bring out the best in each other. The atmosphere here is fantastic and we’re looking forward to a competitive series,”

The starting of three-match ODI series marked by the launch event.

The first match between India and Australia is scheduled for October 19, Saturday at Perth Stadium.

India Squad: 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

Australia Squad: 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