Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023: Team India will start its new mission after the T20 series against New Zealand. The Australian team is coming to India for a four-Test series. The first match of the series will be played in Nagpur from 9 February. Like the Ashes series, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia also sees intense fighting. Only a few days are left for the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In such a situation, the phase of rhetoric has also started from the side of the players. While giving a big statement, former Australia captain Steve Smith has given the mantra of victory to his team. Let’s know what Smith said before flying to India..?
Enjoy playing on the spinning track: Smith
Steve Smith has made a big statement before the four-match Test series against India. Smith told the media before coming to India tour that “It is a lot of fun to play on the pitches of the subcontinent.” On the spinning track there, something or the other happens with every ball. The pitch there suits my style of play. And if a pitch is not conducive to spin then it is flat, so on those pitches you have to score big to win. This is my experience so far which I will share with my teammates.
Smith did a big bang in 2017:
If Team India needs to be most careful with any batsman in this Test series, then it is Steve Smith. Smith has been in excellent form for the last few years. His average of scoring runs in Test cricket is currently running above 60. Steve Smith’s record in India has been excellent. The last time Australia toured India, Steve Smith scored the most runs. He scored 499 runs in 4 Tests with the help of 3 centuries. In this way, he can become a problem for the Indian team even in the Test series starting this month.
Full schedule of the four-Test series:
1. 1st Test, February 9 to 13 (Nagpur)
2. Second Test, February 17 to 21 (Delhi)
3. Third Test, March 1 to 5 (Dharamshala)
4. Fourth Test, March 9 to 13 (Ahmedabad)
Squads of both the teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami , Mohammad Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), David Warner, Steven Smith (vc), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris , Todd Murphy, Matt Renshaw, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson.
Source: newstrack.com”