Australia and India do not have one shared “players” list: each format has its own squad, and selections change from series to series. Across their most recent bilateral meetings, Australia won the 2024–25 Test series 3–1 and the 2025 ODI series 2–1, while India won the 2025 T20I series 2–1. The next scheduled meeting is a five-Test series in India beginning January 21, 2027.
This guide compares the players who shaped those contests. Every result and statistic below is tied to its stated series; the 2027 playing XIs have not been announced in the sources checked.
| Format and series | Result | Players who stood out |
|---|---|---|
| Tests, November 2024–January 2025 | Australia won 3–1 | Jasprit Bumrah took 32 wickets; Pat Cummins took 25 and Scott Boland 21. |
| ODIs, October 2025 | Australia won 2–1 | Rohit Sharma scored a series-leading 202 runs and was Player of the Series. |
| T20Is, October–November 2025 | India won 2–1; two matches had no result | Abhishek Sharma led the run scoring with 163; Nathan Ellis took a series-leading nine wickets. |
These are series totals from three separate contests, not figures from a single match.
Test players: how Australia regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
The 2024–25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy was decided by Australia’s bowling depth as well as its batting. India won the opener in Perth, but Australia won in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney; the Brisbane Test was drawn. Australia’s six-wicket win in Sydney sealed the series 3–1.
Australia’s key players in that series included captain Pat Cummins, fellow quicks Mitchell Starc and Scott Boland, spinner Nathan Lyon, batters Travis Head and Steve Smith, and wicketkeeper Alex Carey. India’s included Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Nitish Kumar Reddy. Those names describe the 2024–25 contest, not a confirmed squad for 2027.
The bowling figures explain much of the result. Bumrah’s 32 wickets at 13.06 made him the series’ leading wicket-taker and Player of the Series despite India’s defeat. Cummins claimed 25 wickets, while Boland took 21 in only three Tests. That gave Australia more than one consistently productive pace option over five matches.
Sydney showed how narrow the margins could be. Boland took six wickets in India’s second innings and completed a ten-wicket match haul. India then defended a target of 162 without Bumrah bowling in Australia’s chase. Australia slipped to 58 for three before Travis Head and debutant Beau Webster helped finish the job; Webster was 39 not out. Bumrah’s absence mattered to India’s attack, though it cannot establish what the result would have been had he bowled.
For the 2027 Tests in India, the challenge will also change with the venue. Australia won the last series on home pitches; the next five matches are scheduled for Nagpur, Chennai, Guwahati, Ranchi and Ahmedabad. Selections, combinations and any availability news should be judged against that upcoming series when official squads are released.
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ODI players: Australia’s series win, Rohit’s batting award
Australia took an unassailable lead with wins in Perth and Adelaide in October 2025. India responded in Sydney, winning the third ODI by nine wickets, but Australia took the series 2–1.
The selectors’ originally announced ODI squads show how different these teams were from their Test and T20I versions:
| Team | Players originally selected for the October 2025 ODI series |
|---|---|
| India | Shubman Gill (captain), 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 | Mitchell Marsh (captain), Xavier Bartlett, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Renshaw, Matthew Short, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa |
These are selection announcements, not playing XIs. Australia subsequently made changes during the series, so an announced name should not be read as proof that the player appeared in every game.
The series offered two distinct stories. Australia won the matches that settled the contest. Rohit, meanwhile, produced its strongest aggregate batting return: 202 runs and the Player of the Series award. His 73 in Adelaide preceded an unbeaten 121 in Sydney. Matthew Short scored 112 for Australia across the series, with Matthew Renshaw adding 107.
In the Sydney finale on October 25, 2025, India dismissed Australia for 236. Harshit Rana took 4 for 39; Rohit then made 121 not out from 125 balls and Virat Kohli 74 not out from 81 in the chase. Their unbroken 168-run stand finished the match decisively, but it did not reverse Australia’s series victory.
The squad distinction is especially important for readers looking up familiar names. Rohit and Kohli were in India’s ODI group; neither was in its announced T20I group. Mitchell Starc was in Australia’s ODI squad, having retired from T20 internationals before that tour. A list that places all three in the 2025 T20I matchup would give readers the wrong picture.
T20I players: India recovered after Melbourne
The five-match T20I series began with a no-result in Canberra. Australia won the second game in Melbourne by four wickets, but India won in Hobart and on the Gold Coast. Rain ended the Brisbane finale after only 4.5 overs of India’s innings, leaving India with a 2–1 series win.
India’s announced T20I squad was Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh and Washington Sundar.
Australia initially named players for the first two T20Is, including captain Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Tim David, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa. Its squad changed for later games; Glenn Maxwell, for example, was listed for games three through five in Cricket Australia’s final series summary. Treating the first announcement as the lineup for all five matches would miss those changes.
Abhishek’s 163 runs led both teams, followed by Gill’s 132. Australia’s highest run scorer was Tim David with 89. The figures point to the importance of India’s opening pair, though the series also turned on bowling: Josh Hazlewood took 3 for 13 in Australia’s Melbourne win, while Nathan Ellis finished as the leading wicket-taker with nine. India gained the series lead with its 48-run Gold Coast victory.
The Brisbane no-result still counts as part of the series, but it was not an Indian match win. Abhishek made 23 not out from 13 balls and Gill 29 not out from 13 before play stopped with India 52 without loss. Their innings contribute to series batting totals; the abandoned match does not add a victory to India’s tally.
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What the player comparison actually shows
Across these meetings, Bumrah was the standout individual Test bowler, but Australia had the pace returns and results to win the longer series. In ODIs, Australia’s first two wins outweighed India’s impressive Sydney finish and Rohit’s series-leading runs. In T20Is, India’s top-order production and two consecutive wins overcame the loss in Melbourne. Those are different answers to “who performed best” because they measure different formats and series.
The next confirmed Australia–India men’s series is the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy in India, scheduled from January 21 to March 3, 2027. The players to watch will become a more precise question once both boards announce their squads. Until then, the 2024–25 Test teams are evidence of the previous contest, not a predicted 2027 XI.
FAQs
Who won the latest Australia vs India men’s Test series?
Australia won 3–1 in the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy played from November 2024 to January 2025.
Who took the most wickets in that Test series?
India’s Jasprit Bumrah took 32, the most by either side. Australia’s Pat Cummins took 25 and Scott Boland 21.
Who won the 2025 ODI series?
Australia won 2–1, taking the Perth and Adelaide games before India won in Sydney.
Were Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in India’s 2025 T20I squad against Australia?
No. Both were named in the ODI squad, but neither appeared in the announced T20I squad.
Who won the 2025 T20I series?
India won 2–1. Two of the five scheduled matches ended with no result.
When do Australia and India next meet in Tests?
The next five-Test series is scheduled to begin in Nagpur on January 21, 2027, with the fifth Test scheduled to begin in Ahmedabad on February 27.
Conclusion
The Australia–India player matchup has produced three different recent outcomes: Australia’s Test and ODI series wins, and India’s T20I series win. Bumrah’s wickets, Rohit’s ODI runs and Abhishek’s T20I runs each tell a compelling story, provided they stay attached to the right series. Follow future coverage for the official 2027 Test squads and the selection decisions that will shape the next meeting.
