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Cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting are all set for the epic showdown between India and Australia.
India and Australia will lock horns in a five-match Test series. (Screengrab)
Cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting are ready for the upcoming five-match India versus Australia Test series. The epic showdown between two of cricket’s biggest teams will commence on November 22 in Perth.
Days ahead of the series opener, Gavaskar and Ponting were featured in a promotional video for the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Each of the two cricket icons highlighted the sport’s importance in their respective countries.
Cricket’s top dogs are squaring off.While Australia has come out on top in recent World Test Championship and ODI World Cup finals…
The last two times India has toured Australia, it’s been the home side humbled.
It’s time for the next episode…pic.twitter.com/b8AvsWRTgS
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“Cricket is more than just a religion in India, it’s our identity. An identity that’s only risen like the country it represents to be a bolder more confident version of itself. Aggressive, a team for all conditions,” Gavaskar said.
Ponting then adds that India will have to be aggressive in Australia. “Well listen here Sunil, India’s gonna need to be. Cricket is our country’s greatest source of national pride. And there’s plenty to be proud about,” he said.
Ponting pointed out how India and Australia have locked horns in several big tournaments over the years. He also discussed how Australia came out on top on several ICC events but have failed to beat India in their previous two home Test series.
“The Indian cricket team has become our greatest rivals. We faced off in World Test Championship finals. Extraordinary fifty-over World Cup finals. And while our boys have come out on top, the last two Indian tours to Australia have seen the home side humbled. It’s time to put that record straight,” Ponting concluded.
India secured a victory in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in their last two trips to Australia. They won both the 2018/19 and 2020/21 tours with a similar scoreline of 2-1.
The tourists will now be eyeing for a third consecutive series triumph Down Under.
Gautam Gambhir coached India need a 4-0 victory against the Aussies to book their place in a third straight ICC World Test Championship final on their own.
