The highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy is set to begin later this year, with India traveling to Australia to defend the prestigious title in a five-match Test series. The former India international cricketer Yuvraj Singh believes that winning a series in Australia is one of the biggest achievements in cricket and he also compared it to the significance of winning a World Cup.
India has fond memories of their previous tours to Australia, having won back-to-back Test series on Australian soil in 2018-19 and 2020-21. Yuvraj is confident that the current Indian team has what it takes to make it three consecutive series wins. His optimism stems from India’s historic comeback in the 2020 series, where, after being bowled out for 36 in the first Test, they rallied under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane to clinch a 2-1 victory.
While speaking at the YouTube show Club Prairie Fire with Adam Gilchrist and Michael Vaughan, Yuvi stated, “Beating Australia twice in Australia is quite big, especially with our past history where we did not win in Australia. The team definitely will be prepared and as long as they are prepared I am sure they will do well. But it is not going to easy beating Australia in Australia– that’s like winning a World Cup. So, it is not impossible, but if they prepare well and if they stick together as a group I think they can win.”
Yuvraj pointed out that one of the main reasons behind India’s recent success in Australia is their extensive preparation. The current Indian squad has shown that with the right mindset and planning, they can consistently compete and win in challenging overseas conditions.
Yuvraj Singh said, “When India was 30 odd all out the previous tour and they won the series 2-1 from there, I would have never thought India could 2-1 in Australia after losing like that. We came pretty close, but this generation of players had 11 match winners, it was hard to beat them.”
He further added, “I think the current generation played cricket in terms of not thinking too much about the opposition. The preparation of the younger guys was really good. Like in 2003 or 2007 we had a week or 10 days or 2 weeks to prepare, but the last group prepared really well for the last tour – I mean the result is irrelevant – I think their preparation was really good the last tour and the one before that.”
Cricket experts have shared their predictions for the upcoming series. While former players like Michael Vaughan and Adam Gilchrist have tipped Australia to win with scorelines of 3-1 and 3-2, respectively, Yuvraj Singh has backed India to emerge victorious.
Yuvi said, “Two guys have gone for Australia, I should add India here and I say 3-2 to India.”
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The first Test of the series will begin on November 22, 2023, at Perth Stadium in Perth. Adelaide Oval will host the only Day-Night Test starting from December 6, 2023. The third Test will take place at The Gabba in Brisbane from December 14, followed by the iconic Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The fifth and final Test will be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
India’s dominance over Australia in Test cricket has been evident over the past few years. In addition to their two consecutive series wins in Australia (2018-19 and 2020-21), India also attained triumph in home series against Australia, winning four straight Border-Gavaskar Trophies.
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