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Follow UsRohit Sharma seems to have all the time in the world: Josh Hazlewood
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood praises India captain Rohit Sharma, saying that he has got all the time in the world to play his shots. “I remember one time India came out, he batted at 5 or 6 and then last time he opened. He’s faced the new ball a lot. I feel like he plays the quicks unbelievably well. The bounce doesn’t seem to worry him, the movement doesn’t. He’s got all the time in the world. So, I find him quite tough to bowl to," Hazlewood recalled on Star Sports.
We got to try to keep Rishabh Pant quiet: Pat Cummins
Australian captain Pat Cummins said his team will have to find a way to keep Rishabh Pant quiet in the upcoming blockbuster Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting on November 22. The left-handed batter has a pretty good record against Australia in Test cricket, having amassed 624 runs across seven Tests at an average of 62.4 and a strike rate of 72.1.
Chappell feels Pant and Bumrah’s form and fitness could decide India's fate in Australia
Former Australia captain Ian Chappell said Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah’s form and fitness will most probably decide India’s fate when they travel Down Under later this year. The Men in Blue have won the last four Border-Gavaskar Trophy, including two in Australia (2018-19 and 2020-21). Bumrah and Pant played a major role in those two series wins.
Australia have a chance to beat India this time around: Gillespie
India have won the last four Test series against Australia, including two Down Under, but Pakistan’s Test coach Jason Gillespie is backing Pat Cummins and Co. to topple the Men in Blue in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
I enjoy my battles with Siraj: Labuschagne
Australia batter Marnus Labusachagne has said that he enjoys his battles with India pacer Mohammed Siraj. The two will be in action in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series and resume their rivalry, which started at the MRF Academy in 2015-16.
Kohli-Smith battle vital in determining series: Maxwell
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell believes that the battle between Virat Kohli and Steven Smith will be key in determining who wins the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Usman Khawaja wants Australia to open with Travis Head in Tests
Australia’s incumbent Test opener Usman Khawaja wants the Kangaroos to try out Travis Head at the top of the order and push Steve Smith back to No.4, as he believes the move will benefit the side overall. Khawaja opined that Smith will inevitably score runs as an opener, but asserted that the veteran will unquestionably be far more effective down the order, against the older ball.
Cameron Green says he might eventually turn into a specialist batter
Cameron Green is currently being wrapped in cotton wool by Australia because of his all-round abilities, but the 25-year-old admitted in an interview with cricket.com.au that, 10 years down the line, there is a good chance he might turn into a specialist batter.
Australia’s top-order does not feel secure without Warner: Hayden
Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes that the Kangaroos will find it difficult to fill the void left by the retirement of David Warner. Australia have played only one home series since Warner’s retirement, versus West Indies, and that ended in a 1-1 draw. Khawaja and Smith have together so far averaged just 24.85 as an opening pair.
India vs Australia is as big as The Ashes: Mitchell Starc
With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy being extended to five Tests, Aussie quick Mitchell Starc believes that the India-Australia rivalry is now on par with The Ashes. Starc also confirmed that, in the long run, it’s Test cricket he will be looking to prioritise, with the left-arm pacer set to turn 35 in four months’ time.
BGT 2024/25 is going to be very, very even: Gilchrist
With India’s pace bowling stocks stronger than ever and with their batting boasting of some huge names, former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist asserted that the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be a very tight affair. According to Gilchrist, the onus will be on Australia to ‘prove’ that they are a dominant force at home.
There is no room to ‘hide’ in a five-Test series: Smith
Steven Smith admitted that the Aussies will have to be on top of their game if they are to break the 10-year drought and finally win a Test series against India. He asserted that the five-match series will prove to be the survival of the fittest, for there is no room to hide - for both batters and bowlers - in a long series.
Bowling to Yashasvi Jaiswal will be a big challenge: Lyon
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon admitted that Yashasvi Jaiswal will prove to be a significant obstacle in the Kangaroos’ quest to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which they last held at the start of 2017. Jaiswal, who made his Test debut in June last year, has had a stupendous start to his Test career, having amassed 1,028 runs at an average of 68.53, smashing two double-tons in his first nine Tests.
No reason why India can’t make it three wins in three against the Aussies: Shastri
Ravi Shastri, under whom India won consecutive Test series Down Under, is confident India can make it a hat-trick of series wins in Australia when they tour Kangaroos for five Tests later this year. The former India coach predicted the series to be a ‘humdinger’.
Australia 5-0 India: Nathan Lyon predicts outcome of BGT 2024-25
Lyon feels that Australia will not just be able to wrest back the trophy after a gap of 10 years, but do that in style, by clean-sweeping the visitors 5-0
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