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Border-Gavaskar Trophy: There has been a big change in the Border-Gavaskar Test series between India and Australia later this year. Both teams will now play a five-match Test series. India and Australia have played only four-match Test series for the past few years, but this will be the first time since 1991-92 that the two teams will face each other for a five-match Test series.
Cricket Australia itself has confirmed the change in this important Test series between India and Australia. The schedule of this test series will be announced soon. After the five-match Test series played against England, this Test series at the end of the year will be important for the Indian team. Cricket Australia has written on Twitter that for the first time since 1991-92, a five-match Test series will be played between Australia and India. The series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be an important series in the domestic schedule of 2024-25.
BCCI and Cricket Australia issued a joint statement
Giving this information on Cricket Australia's social media, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah said that BCCI is always committed to carrying forward the legacy of Test cricket. This is a format of the game that we respect very much. Making the Border-Gavaskar Trophy a five-match Test series reflects our partnership with Cricket Australia and our collective commitment to promoting the importance of Test cricket.
Series can start from Perth Test
The five-match Test series between India and Australia may start from Perth. Cricket Australia itself will announce the entire schedule of this test, but it is believed that this test series between the two teams can start from November this year. Cricket Australia President Mike Baird said, “Given the intense rivalry between the two teams, we are delighted to extend the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to a five-match series.
India has the trophy
The Indian team had won the Border-Gavaskar Test series played on home soil last year. Earlier, the Indian team had also won this trophy on Australian soil in 2020-21. Then the Indian team broke the pride of the Kangaroo team in Gabba. In the last match of the series, on the last day, Indian wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant played a brilliant inning and led the team to victory. This five-match series between India and Australia is also very important from the point of view of the World Test Championship (WTC). It is known that the final match of the 2023 WTC cycle was played between India and Australia in which the team captained by Pat Cummins defeated India.