Go Unlimited with Magzter GOLD
Get unlimited access to 10,000+ magazines, newspapers and Premium stories for just
Try GOLD - Free
FOCUS SHIFTS DOWN UNDER
The Morning Standard
|October 17, 2025
Hussey expects terrific series with fans filling the stands to see Rohit, Kohli live once again
FOLLOWING the Asia Cup triumph and the Test series win against West Indies at home, India will now switch to the 50over format under the newly anointed ODI captain Shubman Gill in Australia. The series marks a new beginning for the Men in Blue with Gill replacing Rohit Sharma as captain and embarking on the journey towards the 2027 ODI World Cup in South Africa.
The white-ball tour, which includes three ODIS and five T20Is, will also see the return of Sharma and Virat Kohli to India colours for the first time since the Champions Trophy in February.
The duo had already retired from T20Is and hung their boots in red-ball cricket this May. Unsurprisingly, all eyes will be on the Indian team when they take the field in the first ODI against Australia in Perth on Sunday.
This story is from the October 17, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM The Morning Standard
The Morning Standard
INDIA HOPE TO HALT WEST WIND IN EAST
Holders’ biggest challenge will be to keep opponent batters in check
3 mins
February 28, 2026
The Morning Standard
Pinarayi will lead LDF campaign in Kerala: Baby
NO surprises! Pinarayi continues as Captain. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will lead the Left campaign in the coming assembly elections, the CPM has officially announced. With this, the party has made it clear that the 80-year-old would be its chief minister candidate this time too.
1 mins
February 28, 2026
The Morning Standard
Kejri, others let off in excise scam
4 Judge raps CBI for procedural lapses, says case rests largely on surmises, conjectures, inferential leaps; refuses to put the accused on trial
2 mins
February 28, 2026
The Morning Standard
SHARP GDP REVISIONS SHOW NEED TO FOCUS ON BETTER DATASETS
THE statistical overhaul India is undergoing will convey more over time than it’s doing in the moment.
1 mins
February 28, 2026
The Morning Standard
'ABSOLUTE PREROGATIVE TO ENACT LAW'
THE Supreme Court on Friday said Parliament retains the \"absolute prerogative\" to enact a law and it is not bound by the undertaking which may have been given by the Centre.
1 mins
February 28, 2026
The Morning Standard
Same grief, different ways of mourning
ON Thursday, thousands flocked to the MA Chidambaram Stadium to see if the Indian team would win a must-win match.
2 mins
February 28, 2026
The Morning Standard
SFI approaches Murmu for JNU V-C’s removal
AS controversy still rages on over remarks made by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on the new UGC regulations, Students’ Federation of India (SFI) all India president Adarsh M Saji and general secretary Srijan Bhattacharyya of Friday submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu seeking Pandit’s removal.
1 min
February 28, 2026
The Morning Standard
Skilled talent shortages rise to 82% in India
ARTIFICIAL intelligence skills become the most sought-after skillset by enterprises in India in the fast-evolving world.
1 min
February 28, 2026
The Morning Standard
Didi picks former DGP, SC lawyer among four nominees for Rajya Sabha
THE ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal announced its nominees for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Friday night.
1 mins
February 28, 2026
The Morning Standard
BOOKENDED BY MELAS AND FESTS
WILLIAM Dalrymple recently sputtered like a lit fuse on X at an “irritating and ignorant article” in The Guardian that had asked why India has over 100 literary festivals but low book sales and no culture of reading.
3 mins
February 28, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size