Australia has been tipped by Pakistan red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie to defeat India in the forthcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25, which is scheduled to start on November 22. Australia has not won any of the previous four tournaments, including two that were held on their home ground. Despite this, Gillespie believes the hosts’ skilled bowling unit will be too much for the Rohit Sharma-led team to handle, and he anticipates them to win the series.
In red-ball cricket, Australia’s trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood has been outstanding. They have had a lot of success lately, including the 2023 World Test Championship victory, but they still need to win a series against India. While Cummins has never won a Test series against India, Hazlewood and Starc have been a part of winning teams.
Gillespie supported the trio to take the victory this time. Nathan Lyon’s experience as a spin wizard will also be crucial. In 129 Test matches, he has made 530 wickets for the national team and amassed impressive stats against India. Gillespie thinks Australia can turn things around this time around and feels that the quartet is the strongest bowling unit the country has to offer.
“I’ll be supporting them to complete the task. They are the nation’s top bowlers. Their track record, in my opinion, speaks for itself. The bowling attack that Australia can muster with this quartet is the best on the pitch. For a while now, they have been playing excellent Test cricket and are currently on fire. “I think Australia have a chance to beat India this time around, even though they have beaten Australia recently,” Gillespie stated to Fox Cricket.
Steve Smith may have batted at four in the middle order. Jason Gillespie
Steve Smith was elevated to start the innings alongside Usman Khawaja following David Warner’s retirement, however the cricket player fell short. With the exception of his undefeated 91-run innings against the West Indies at the Gabba, the former captain of Australia has not accomplished much. In light of this, Gillespie predicted that he will probably be reinserted at number four in the India series.
Also Read: ‘The broadcasters amped up the stump mic’ – Aakash Chopra reveals the Australian media’s in the 2018-19 incident
David Warner is one of those players that is difficult to replace. The thought of Steve Smith moving higher in the sequence didn’t bother me. He might have batted at number four after moving back into the middle order, in my opinion, Gillespie said.
India
