India stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia in the opening Test of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Optus Stadium on Friday.
Ahead of Border-Gavaskar Trophy's first match against India at Perth, Australia skipper Pat Cummins said that Steve Smith is looking really good in the nets.
Following a disappointing home series against New Zealand, India will aim to regain their dominance in Test cricket as they face Australia in the eagerly awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 21: Australian Test cricket captain Pat Cummins stars in a special instalment of Tourism Australia's Come and Say G'day campaign to run on TV screens across India throughout the upcoming five Test series between Australia and India, which begins in Pert
Australia captain Pat Cummins exuded confidence in his side's preparations and brushed away concerns of going against new faces in the Indian camp because of a sense of "familiarity".
'Howzat for a holiday?' will go live in India ahead of the first Test in Perth beginning on Friday, and will run throughout the series to highlight Australia's world-class tourism destinations and experiences.
Australia captain Pat Cummins didn't hold back from expressing his excitement about seeing another pacer, Jasprit Bumrah, leading the India side for the Border Gavaskar Trophy series opener in Perth on Friday.
After securing the ICC World Test Championship, ICC Cricket World Cup in India and several memorable series wins as a captain, Cummins will have another gigantic task in hand as he would be aiming to end Aussies' 10-year series drought against India and prevent a hat-trick of losses to visit
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting with the Perth Test from Friday would be a clash of two exciting bowling attacks. While Australian side has the class, experience and an enviable wicket-tally of Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon, the Indian pace attack is inexperienced. Though star pacer
Cummins will be keen to guide Australia to its first BGT title since the 2014/15 series. India has made their bid to retain the title with a couple of new faces with a bunch of inexperienced players.
The highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy is set to kick off on November 22 in Perth, with India preparing to take on Australia in what promises to be an explosive start to the series. While the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, might seem like a setback, Jasprit Bumrah is steppin
The Perth Test will kickstart from November 22 onwards. Both sides, placed at the top two spots of the ICC World Test Championship points tally will be aiming to make their chances for the final stronger. While India seeks to bounce back after a rare, but humiliating home setback against New