India and Australia lock horns in the IND vs AUS 1st ODI 2025 at the Optus Stadium in Perth on Sunday, October 19, signalling the start of a much-awaited IND vs AUS 2025 ODI series. But Hardik Pandya's name was nowhere to be seen in India's playing XI for the 1st ODI against Australia. Hardik Pandya has been an integral part of the India National Cricket Team in both white-ball formats and the fact that he was not there in India's playing XI for the IND vs AUS 1st ODI 2025 might be surprising for some fans. Here, in this article, we shall take a look at the reason behind Hardik Pandya not playing in the IND vs AUS 1st ODI 2025.

India and Australia will be locking horns in an ODI for the first time since the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final, when the Men in Blue, then led by Rohit Shar

See Full Page