The Border-Gavaskar trophy is being held by the legends themselves viz. former Indian participant Sunil Gavaskar and former Australian captain Allan Border. File
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The blockbuster five-match Test series between India and Australia will get underway at Perth’s Optus Stadium on November 22, the venue changing Adelaide Oval because the nationwide cricket board’s most well-liked alternative for the season opener.
The series will then transfer to Adelaide for the day-night pink-ball Test from December 6-10, adopted by Brisbane (Dec 14-18) and Melbourne for the normal Boxing Day Test (Dec 26-30). The rubber will conclude with the New Year’s Test in Sydney from January 3-7.
These matches from the high-profile series are a part of subsequent summer season’s worldwide schedule launched by Cricket Australia (CA) on March 26.
One of crucial elements behind awarding Perth the internet hosting rights for the primary Test over Brisbane was the pleasant broadcast timezone for viewers of each international locations, mentioned Peter Roach, CA’s head of scheduling.
“The clear advice from our national team is that there is a preference to start series strongly at venues where they’re really comfortable and Perth and Brisbane they believe are somewhat comparable in terms of the advantage they get out of that,” Roach mentioned.
“They’re the hardest and bounciest pitches in Australia. They also believe that playing day-night Tests in Adelaide is a significant advantage and the stats there are pretty conclusive too.” According to Roach, the Optus Stadium, the place Australia have gained all 4 Tests, is now comparable to the Gabba.
“They will look at this schedule and some will say Gabba first would have been better than Perth. Others will say Perth then Gabba.
“I feel that hole has actually closed in latest instances and the best way our gamers take into consideration that, and having Adelaide because the day-night Test, they will be actually buoyed about that once more.
(*22*) Roach mentioned.
The newest version of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was on March 25 prolonged by a match to a five-match series for the primary time for the reason that 1991-92 season.
In the previous 4 series between the 2 groups, India have gained on all 4 events, together with back-to-back away Test series wins in 2018-19 and 2020-21.
However, Pat Cummins and Co beat India in the World Test Championship last in London final yr.
There is a nine-day hole between the primary two Tests, which might give the gamers sufficient time to follow with the pink ball and get used to it. On their earlier tour, India had misplaced the pink ball Test badly earlier than bouncing again to pull off considered one of their best series triumphs.
