"India has every chance of achieving a hat-trick": Ravi Shastri supports India's bid to win the BGT 2024-25 series.
New Delhi [India], August 14: Ravi Shastri, the former coach of the Indian cricket team, is optimistic about India continuing their recent success in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and defeating Australia in the upcoming series.
India has won the last two Test series in Australia and has held the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since Australia’s 2-0 series victory at home in early 2015, according to the ICC.
Although Australia avenged some of their losses by defeating India in the ICC World Test Championship final at The Oval last year, Shastri believes Pat Cummins' team will be eager to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy when the two teams face off in a five-match series starting in November.
Ricky Ponting, the Australian cricket legend, recently predicted a 3-1 series win for Australia during his appearance on The ICC Review. In response, Shastri shared his views on the forthcoming World Test Championship series.
India won their most recent Test series in Australia 2-1 while Shastri was coaching, but their batting faced challenges, including a dramatic collapse to just 36 runs in the second innings of the Adelaide pink-ball Test.
Shastri emphasized the importance of India’s experienced top-order, including skipper Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli, and stated that their performance will be crucial for retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
"The Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia over five Test matches is going to be a thrilling contest. India has beaten Australia twice in their last two tours, and Australia hasn't held the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for almost a decade. That’s why this series will be highly anticipated, as these two leading Test teams of the past five to eight years face off," Shastri said, as reported by ICC.
"It’s going to be an exciting series, and India has a great chance of achieving a hat-trick. With their bowlers in good shape and if their batsmen perform well, India can beat Australia again," the former India head coach added.