Saturday , November 23 2024

Announcement of India's tour of Australia: First match in Perth, know the complete schedule

India's tour of Australia will start at the end of November this year, during which the opening match of the Test series will be played in Perth. Fans were waiting for this much-awaited series between the two countries for a long time. According to a report, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney have also been selected as destinations for the high-profile tour. According to this report, Adelaide will host the second test of the series and it will be a day-night match. After this the third match will be played in Brisbane. Melbourne will continue to host the Boxing Day Test. The New Year test match will be held in Sydney. Although Cricket Australia has not yet decided its schedule for the upcoming season, the final dates of the schedule are likely to be announced by the end of March.

India will tour Australia for the first time since 1991-92

However, India's tour of Australia in 2024-25 will be the first time since 1991-92 that the two teams will play each other in a five-match Test series. Then Australia had defeated India by a margin of 4-0. However, India has been dominant in the last 4 Test series against Australia. India has defeated Australia in the last four series. This also includes India's two consecutive Test series wins on Australian soil. In both the matches of 2018-19 and 2020-21, India had defeated the Kangaroo team by a huge margin of 2-1.

India made a great comeback on the last tour

On the last tour of Australia, India made a great comeback after a bad start in Adelaide. The Indian team was out for 36 runs in Adelaide. Despite the absence of the then captain Virat Kohli, Team India made a great comeback under the captaincy of Ajinkya Rahane. India managed a one-out draw in Melbourne and then a memorable three-wicket win in Brisbane before struggling to save the Sydney Test.

Team India is on top in the WTC points table

India has not lost a single series in the current ICC World Test Championship round. The two-time WTC runners-up started their campaign in this new era with the West Indies tour last year, where they won 1-0. After this the team toured South Africa for two more test match series. Where after losing the initial match, the Indian team leveled the series 1-1. After this, Rohit Brigade recently defeated England 4-1 in the Test series at home and are currently on top of the WTC points table.