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India National Cricket Team vs Australia Men's Cricket Team: As the festival of lights, Diwali, illuminated the Adelaide skies, the Indian cricket team arrived in Adelaide ahead of the second ODI against Australia.

The team's arrival in Adelaide was met with passionate enthusiasm by avid fans, creating a vibrant atmosphere as they cheered on Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and the rest of the team.

After the comprehensive defeat in the opening ODI at Perth Stadium, the Shubman Gill-led team will be under pressure to stage a dramatic turnaround in the second ODI, taking place on Thursday.

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As the team steered through the post-match blues, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli connected with their ardent fans, taking photos and expressing gratitude for the fans' unrelenting spirit.

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Adelaide Airport was abuzz with excitement as the fans eagerly welcomed the two stalwarts with open arms, creating a scene that made the team feel like they were playing on home soil, despite being thousands of kilometres away from India.

IND vs AUS: Rohit And Virat's Comeback Cut Short

The eagerly awaited return of Rohit and Virat to ODI action failed to yield the desired impact and the fans' dream of seeing both the big superstars scoring runs as the batting bigwigs' comeback in Perth was brutally extinguished as both legends succumbed to the potent Australian pace of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.

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India vs Australia Squads:

India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill(c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul(w), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna.

Australia Squad: Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(c), Marnus Labuschagne, Matthew Short, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Owen, Josh Philippe(w), Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Starc, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Hazlewood, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann.

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