Forward of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Corridor of Famer, Ricky Ponting has in contrast the Australia-India rivalry to that of the Ashes, stating that these battles are among the many most anticipated in world cricket. The primary Take a look at of the highly-anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy might be performed at Perth’s Optus Stadium from November 22 onwards. The previous Australian skipper has urged each groups to take care of a aggressive however honest spirit all through the collection. Talking concerning the depth and banter anticipated through the collection, Ponting mentioned he anticipates the matches to be performed on the sting.
“Australia-England, with the historical past of the Ashes, however Australia-India will not be far behind that and it is constructed up over a protracted interval. I feel all of us stay up for these types of battles. As a previous participant, as a commentator, I need to see these two groups go on the market and play onerous and honest after which see who’s left standing on the finish of the subsequent 5 video games,” Ponting mentioned throughout a current episode of the ICC Overview.
“I do not know if spice is the appropriate phrase, however I anticipate the sport to be performed type of virtually on the sting, for those who like, with two of the most effective groups on the planet not wanting to present an inch to one another. “Not wanting to present an inch to the opposition, not eager to lose a single contest by means of the course of these complete 5 Take a look at matches,” the World Cup-winning captain mentioned.
Ponting additionally highlighted the importance of the rivalry. “That is the great thing about these nice rivalries in world sport. Australia-India in a Take a look at match now could be as massive a rivalry as there may be in world sport, not simply cricket,” the 49-year-old added.
The collection will start in Perth on November 22, adopted by a day-night Take a look at in Adelaide from December 6 to 10. The third Take a look at will happen at The Gabba in Brisbane from December 14 to 18. The normal Boxing Day Take a look at might be held on the Melbourne Cricket Floor from December 26 to 30. The collection will conclude with the fifth and remaining Take a look at on the Sydney Cricket Floor from January 3 to 7.
Squads for the primary Take a look at (Perth):
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, Prasidh Krishna, Rishabh Pant (wk), KL Rahul, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar.
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
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