New Delhi: Team India will face Australia in the five-match Test series, starting on November 22. It will be a crucial series for the home side as Rohit Sharma and Co. have dominated the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) for last 10 years and the Aussies will be looking for revenge.
The BGT will be the final Test series for both India and Australia before the World Test Championship Final in 2025. Team India is in the first position in the WTC table and Australia is in second position.
Team India won back-to-back Test series in Australia, once under Virat Kohli’s leadership and the other under Ajinkya Rahane’s captaincy. The Men in Blue also played dominant cricket at home and defeated the Aussies many times.
Speaking to Times of India, the Former Australian wicket-keeper said that the focus will be on Australia to prove their dominance at home. He also said that Team India knows how to win a series overseas.
“Onus is on Australia to prove they are the dominant force at home. India know how to go away and win overseas,” said Gilchrist to The Times of India.
Gilchrist also predicted the winner of the series and said that it’s gonna be a close contest but he’s going with Australia “Naturally, I’m going to say Australia, hope they get there. But it’s too close to call. It will be a close tussle,” Gilchrist added.
Pat Cummins takes eight-week break ahead of BGT 2024-25
Meanwhile, Australian skipper Pat Cummins has decided to take an eight-week break to re-energise himself for the packed home summer and won’t be featuring in the upcoming white-ball series against Scotland and England.
Cummins said that he’s bowling non-stop since the World Test Championship final and needs a little break to come back fresh for the home summer.
“Everyone that comes back after a break is a little bit fresher, you never regret it. I’ve basically been bowling non-stop since the World Test Championship final, nearly 18 months ago. This gives me a good seven or eight weeks completely off bowling so the body can recover, then you start building up again for the summer” Cummins told Fox Sports.
Former Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist feels that the focus will be on the Australian team in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
