India, Oct. 6 -- India's white-ball campaign in Australia kicks off on October 19. The Shubman Gill-led side will first play a three-match ODI series, followed by a five-match T20I series against the newly-crowned Asia Cup winners. With about two weeks to go before the tour begins, Melbourne is already buzzing for the new-gen Indian stars. The city will host the second T20I on October 31, and despite the absence of legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, tickets for the game have officially sold out.

When Rohit and Kohli announced their sudden retirement from Test cricket in May, amid widespread speculation about what had unfolded behind the scenes, fans worldwide were left shocked. The BCCI had a transition plan in place, naming Gill as t...