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Follow UsIndia and Australia will clash in a five-match Border-Gavaskar Test (BGT) series, starting from November 22 in Perth. The Men in Blue have asserted dominance over Australia across the past decade, maintaining a winning streak. In fact, they have now won back-to-back series in Australia. However, India assistant coach Abhishek Nayar believes that touring Australia is one of the toughest challenges for an Indian cricketer.
“It’s one of the toughest challenges for an Indian cricketer, coming here and overcoming it," he said in a video posted by BCCI.
“I think Gauti Bhai [Gautam Gambhir] chatted with the boys just before we started. He had some of the senior boys as well, Booms [Jasprit Bumrah], Virat [Kohli], Ash [Ravichandran Ashwin] all having, you know, chatted with the guys. How first they came here as youngsters with a lot of seniors around them. You know, how they sort of felt that once you finish the Australia series, you go back a better cricketer.”
Bowling coach Morne Morkel feels that the bowlers are ready to dominate and make a name for themselves. “I think a lot of the young boys are really keen, ready to go and hopefully make a name for themselves by the end of this tour. So I hope the next five Test matches are hard. You know, five days of cricket where you sit after the day's play, and you take your shoes off, and you say, listen, I've given it all," he said.
Rohit Sharma will lead India in Test cricket in Australia for the first time. They will have to win at least four Tests to make it through to the World Test Championship (WTC) final for the third straight time. On the previous two occasions, they made it to the final, they were beaten by New Zealand in 2021 in Southampton, and two years later, they were defeated by Pat Cummins-led Australia at The Oval.
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