A five-wicket haul by Ravichandran Ashwin combined with the all-round performance by Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India clinch victory by an innings and 132 runs within three days of the first Test at Nagpur
Despite the convincing victory Indian captain Rohit Sharma is not taking Australia lightly and he expects them to come hard at them in the next Test match.
The Border-Gavaskar series is all set to start on Thursday as Rohit Sharma-led side is eyeing a place in ICC World Test Championship final beginning June 7.
The final of the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship will be played at The Oval, London from June 7 to 11 with a reserve day in place on 12 June.
Australians are placed right on top of the ICC World Test Championship table 2021-23 with a percentage of 75.56 and they are eyeing this series as an opportunity with the absence of pacer Jasprit Bumrah and wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant.
Australia, the No.1 side in the ICC Men's Test Rankings as well as the ICC Test Championship 2023, are gearing up perhaps for their toughest challenge in the ongoing cycle yet - the four-match Test series in India.
India will take on Australia in four-match Test series starting the 9th of February in Nagpur. For India this series holds a lot of importance as a 4-0 or 3-1 win will help them make it to the final of World Test Championship final.
The squad will be flying to India next week for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which will be starting from February 9 onwards. Australia has not won in India since 2004-05 and the side will be looking forward to what is dubbed as the 'Final Frontier'. This will be most likely be followed by the
The Test saw some electrifying batting with England winning by 74 runs. PCB chairman Ramiz Raja had then labelled the pitch as 'embarrassing' and Andy Pycroft of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees agreed with his prognosis
Next month marks the beginning of a four-match Test series in India, and spin is anticipated to play a significant role in determining which team will prevail and take home the prized Border-Gavaskar trophy and significant ICC World Test Championship points.
Jadeja's return from injury is a big boost for India. Notably, the all-rounder has a fantastic first-class record to his name. In 114 matches and 169 innings, he has smashed 6,579 runs at an average of 46.65. He has 12 centuries and 34 half-centuries in the format, with the best score of 331