Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: The Indian cricket team will tour Australia for the prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year, where a five-match Test series will be played between the two teams. Before this important series, on one hand Team India has suffered a blow in the form of captain Rohit Sharma, while now the Australian team has suffered a big blow. Actually, Australia's star all-rounder Cameron Green is likely to be out of this series. The reason for this is said to be the back injury he suffered during the England tour.
Australia got a big blow
According to reports, Australian player Cameron Green is currently suffering from a back injury. Due to which it is considered difficult for him to play in the 2024 Border-Gavaskar Test series against India. However, according to the medical team of Cricket Australia, surgery is the last option, but the chances of him being completely fit till the series are less. If he does not recover, it will be a huge loss for Australia, because Green makes important contributions to the team with both bat and ball.
Rohit Sharma may also be out
Indian captain Rohit Sharma may be out of the first or second test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. According to news agency PTI, Rohit Sharma may miss a match of the Test series against Australia due to personal reasons. He has already informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about his decision. In such a situation, Rohit Sharma not playing is being considered a big problem for the Indian team. However, no official statement has come from BCCI yet.
Team India would like to beat for the third time in a row
Let us tell you that in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a five-match Test series is played between India and Australia. In the last two tours (2018-19 and 2020-21), the Indian team has defeated the Kangaroos on their own soil. In such a situation, the Indian team would like to beat the Australian team for the third consecutive time.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 schedule
- 22 to 26 November – First Test, Perth
- 6 to 10 December – Second Test, Adelaide
- 14 to 18 December – Third Test, Brisbane
- 26 to 30 December – Fourth Test, Melbourne
- 3 to 7 January – Fifth Test, Sydney
