New Delhi, March 30 -- Australia are set to host India in an eight-match white-ball series in October-November this year, Cricket Australia announced on Sunday. Australia, who are currently the ODI World Champions will play three ODIs and five T20Is across the country. India are the reigning T20I champions.

led by Rohit Sharma, India's tour starts with the ODI series, the first of which will be played from October 19. The Suryakumar Yadav-led T20I will play five games, starting from October 29.

While the ODI matches will be day-night fixtures, the India vs Australia T20Is will be night matches. Notably, Gold Coast, a coastal city in the state of Queensland and is located 70 kilometres from Brisbane, will host the Indian team for the fir...