The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is currently at its exciting point. India and Australia are tied in the series after winning one match each. Now both the teams have reached Brisbane for the third match. This Gaba ground in Brisbane has been the stronghold of the Australia team. In 2021, he had to face defeat on this ground after 33 years. India had then achieved a historic victory. However, this time it is going to be very difficult for him to win. Because the Kangaroo team has made a new move to defeat India. To win the third test, a change has been made in Gabba, which may cause loss to the Indian team.

Australia changed this thing in Gabba

Australia has tried its best to win the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This time he wants to win this series at any cost. For this he has made plans, according to which he has scheduled every match. The Gabba pitch is generally known for its bounce and pace. This time there was no change in the behavior of the pitch but one thing has changed and that is the timing of the match. Only because of timing, a difference is being predicted in the results this time compared to 2021. The Kangaroo team is considered to have the upper hand. This time the match in Gaba has been held before Christmas, whereas in 2021 the matches were held here in January.

Australia's Christmas connection at the Gabba

According to Cricket Australia, timing has a lot to do with Gabba. According to the report, holding matches on this ground at the beginning of the season, before Christmas, leads to more bounce on the pitch. The players of the foreign team are not able to adapt to this surge, due to which the Australian team gets the benefit. Kangaroo bowlers are able to hunt easily and do not face any problem in registering victory.

Pat Cummins has adopted the same method this time. This method has historically been effective for Australia and the records are also witness to this. Australia has played 61 Test matches before Christmas on the Gabba ground, in which it has lost only 7. After Christmas, only 5 matches were played, out of which 3 were lost.

The curator told what the pitch would be like?

Gabba curator David Sanderski has revealed before the third Test that timing makes a difference. The behavior of the pitch is different at different times. By the time of January, the Gabba pitch has no life left till the wicket and the bounce becomes comparatively less. This makes it easier for the batsmen of the foreign team to play. But this time he is preparing wickets with classic bounce and pace of Gabba. With the match being held in December, the pitch will be alive and will prove helpful for the bowlers.

Even during India's 2020-21 tour, the then Australian captain Tim Paine wanted to hold the match at Gabba before Christmas. He insisted a lot for this but his words were not accepted and the match was scheduled for 15 January. It made a difference and the Indian team won the match. Mitchell Starc had also said this to be a major reason for the defeat.