From Ravi Shastri to Adam Gilchrist: Full list of commentators for Australia vs India ODI and T20I series 2025

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The India tour of Australia 2025 – featuring three ODIs and five T20Is from October 19 to November 8 – will have a star-studded multilingual commentary lineup featuring the likes of Ravi Shastri, Ricky Ponting, Harsh Bhogle and Adam Gilchrist across broadcast networks, blending iconic international names and regional voices.

India’s upcoming tour ushers in a new era of leadership, with Shubman Gill taking charge as the full-time ODI captain, succeeding Rohit Sharma. Both Rohit and Virat Kohli make their much-awaited return to the ODI setup after stepping away from T20I and Test formats earlier this year. With the 2027 World Cup already in sight, Gill’s captaincy and India’s team strategy are under close observation. The squad blends youth and experience, as young talents like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy join seasoned campaigners Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and the returning stalwarts to form a balanced lineup.

The middle order, anchored by Kohli, Iyer and Rahul, is expected to provide the backbone of stability, while the bowling attack features a mix of spin and pace led by Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna. In the all-round department, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar add crucial depth and versatility, offering India multiple options with both bat and ball. On the other side, Australia, led by Mitchell Marsh, has recalled several senior players, blending World Cup-winning experience with fresh faces in their ODI and T20I squads. With home advantage firmly in their favour and confidence from a recent Test series triumph over India, the Aussies will aim to assert dominance once again on familiar turf.

English: Aaron Finch, Damien Fleming, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Harsha Bhogle, Allan Border, Adam Gilchrist, Sunil Gavaskar, Michael Hussey, Brett Lee, Kerry O’Keefe, Ravi Shastri, Michael Vaughan, David Warner, Mark Waugh

Hindi: Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Sanjay Manjrekar, Mohammad Kaif, Aakash Chopra, Deep Dasgupta, Navjot Singh Sidhu, RP Singh, Parthiv Patel

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Tamil: Anirudha Srikkanth, Abhinav Mukund, K Srikkanth, Muthuraman, KV Sathyanarayanan, Murali Vijay, S Badrinath, Sriram S, Sadagopan Ramesh

Telugu: Hanuma Vihari, R Sridhar, MSK Prasad, T Suman, Ashish Reddy, Akshath Reddy, NC Kaushik, Kalyan Krishna

Kannada: Venkatesh Prasad, J Suchith, Sunil Joshi, Bharath Chipli, Vijay Bharadwaj, Pavan Deshpande, Srinivasa Murthy, Akhil Balachandra

Bhojpuri: Saurabh Kumar, Gulam Husain, Sumit Mishra, Satyaprakash K, Ashutosh Aman, Shivam Singh, Mani Meraj

Haryanvi: Manvinder Bisla, Anil Chaudhary, Vishwaas, Krishan Sharma, Sonu Sharma, Sumit Narwal

Bengali: Shreevats Goswami, Sanjeeb Mukherjea, Shathira Jakir Jessy, Shiladitya Chatterjee, Gautam Bhattacharya, RR Kaushik Varun

Marathi: Kedar Jadhav, Aditya Tare, Chaitanya Sant, Nilesh Natu

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