The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is one of the biggest Test series. This series to be played between India and Australia is going to start from 22nd November. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is currently in the name of India, after it defeated Australia 2-1 at home in 2022-23. Now Team India has gone to Australia for this series. A lot is at stake for the Indian team in this series. The career of some players of the team will also be decided by the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Honor at stake in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Team India has not lost the Border-Gavaskar Trophy even once since 2015. On the last 2 Australia tours, it has also been successful in defeating the Kangaroo team at their home. But this time the circumstances are different. Team India is adorned with young players and is recently coming after losing the Test series against New Zealand. New Zealand had come to India and defeated Team India 3-0, which is not easy to forget. In such a situation, Team India will once again try to establish its supremacy in Tests in this series and would like to take home the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at any cost.
Will India be able to make it to the WTC final for the third consecutive time?
Whether Team India will reach the final of the World Test Championship for the third consecutive time or not will also be decided by the results of these 5 Test matches. India’s 4-0 or 5-0 victory in this five-match Test series will ensure a place in the World Test Championship final. But if they lose even one match then they will have to depend on other teams. If India wins 4-1, England will have to draw at least one Test match against New Zealand, or Sri Lanka/Pakistan will have to draw one match against South Africa.
If India wins 3-2, England must win one Test against New Zealand, plus Sri Lanka must beat Australia in at least one Test match and South Africa must lose two of its four matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Go. Only then will Team India be able to reach the finals. Apart from this, if the series is tied at 2-2, then New Zealand will have to lose a Test against England and Sri Lanka will have to lose a Test against South Africa. Apart from this, Australia will also have to lose both its matches against Sri Lanka. Apart from this, if India wins 2-1 then the path to the final will become very difficult for them.
Career of 5 veterans will be decided
Border-Gavaskar Trophy is very important for the Test career of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. It is believed that the team’s poor performance in this series can increase the tension of these players. Some of these players may be left out of the Test format. According to the report, BCCI Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar will stay in Australia till this series. Ajit Agarkar has been asked to stay in Australia and prepare for the future with head coach Gautam Gambhir. Apart from these players, this is also a big series for head coach Gautam Gambhir. He had to face a lot of criticism recently, after which there were reports that whether Gambhir will remain the coach of the Test team or not will also be decided by the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
