Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024: Rohit Sharma and Co. are currently gearing up for the most-awaited IND vs AUS away series. India are the defending champions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) and are eyeing to win it for the fifth consecutive time. India find themselves in a very tricky situation ahead of the marquee Test series. The doors on their possible World Test Championship (WTC) finals have virtually been shut after the horrific 3-0 home series loss to New Zealand

The Indian team has reached Australia and has started to train at the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Ground behind closed doors. The Asian giants have maintained complete secrecy about their match simulation process and this has left cricket fans and experts extremely curious. As expected, verbal volleys between both the countries have started, especially between Gautam Gambhir and former Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting Questions India’s Batting Prowess

Few weeks back, Ponting had questioned Virat Kohli ‘s place in the Indian side. Kohli has notably scored only two Test centuries in the last five years and Ponting highlighted this to be a grave issue with the Indian stalwart. India Head Coach, Gautam Gambhir took Ponting’s comments head on and asked him to focus more on Australian Cricket.

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Just few days ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) opener, Ricky Ponting has sent a message to the Indian cricket team citing conditions at Perth. Ponting, specifically said that the Indian batters might quite not like the surface of Optus Stadium, Perth.

‘Perth is a great place for the series to start in Perth on a fast bouncy wicket that the Indians won’t particularly like, so it’s ideally set up for the Australians to play well‘, Ponting said to Channel 7.

India Eye redemption Down Under

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Tom Latham’s New Zealand handed a 3-0 series loss to India earlier this month, their first home Test series loss after 12 years. As a result, India have also been dethroned from the top spot of the World Test Championship Points Table. India’s approach, especially Gautam Gambhir’s strategy and approach has been questioned by fans and experts. India will have to perform extremely well in Australia if they want to end up being on the right side of the things and win what promises to be a blockbuster series.