AUS v IND 2025: Labuschagne In, Green Out In Australia ODI Squad

Australia's selectors have given Marnus Labuschagne a lifeline by putting him in the ODI team for the Australia vs India Series 2025, which was a surprise but not wholly unexpected move given that all-rounder Cameron Green was sidelined due to a side issue. 

With the Ashes series approaching, Green's setback has compelled cricket officials to reorganize their limited-overs preparations in advance of a pivotal summer.

Green’s Injury

Cricket Australia has declared 26-year-old Green's "low-grade side soreness" the reason for his exclusion from the Three-match one-day international (ODI) series against India.

Medical personnel reportedly took precautions after the ailment surfaced during training before the first ODI.

Labuschagne’s Return & Form Surge

Marnus Labuschagne, whose domestic form has made a strong case for his inclusion, enters this gap.

Labuschagne has demonstrated his consistency and willingness to rejoin the ODI team by scoring four centuries in his previous five Sheffield Shield games.

Additionally, he scored two of those hundreds in the 50-over format, demonstrating that his red-ball form is also translating to one-day cricket.

Australia ODI Squad for India Series 2025

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.

Australia vs India Series 2025

Australia is hosting 3 3-ODI and 5-T20I matches against India. The 1st ODI between Australia and India is on 19 October in Perth.