The Indian cricket team currently has to face New Zealand in a three-match home Test series. So, after this series, Team India will leave for Australia tour for the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test series. This tour will start with the first Test match between India and Australia to be held in Perth on 22 November.

However, before the start of this much-awaited series, there are continuous statements by former cricketers and cricket experts. So now a new name has been added to this list of former Indian wicketkeeper batsman Parthiv Patel. Parthiv has given a big statement during BGT regarding the importance of India’s number 3 batting order.

Parthiv Patel gave a big statement

Let us tell you that while discussing with Colors Cineplex recently, Parthiv Patel said – Whenever India has performed well in Australia, the performance of the number 3 batsman has been very important, the way Rahul Dravid batted in 2003-04. And Cheteshwar Pujara’s contribution in the last two series was huge, due to which India won there. Therefore number 3 becomes a very important batting order.

Parthiv further said- Shubman Gill has shown that he has the ability to score runs in Australia, although all of his runs came as an opener. Rishabh Pant’s 89 runs are always talked about in the Gabba Test we won, but Shubman Gill also scored 91 runs as an opener. So he (Gill) knows that he can bat under pressure.

Full schedule of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 2024-25

1st Test 22–26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth

Second Test 6–10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide

Third Test 14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane

Fourth Test 26-30 December: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

Fifth Test 3-7 January: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney