“Australia will be a different challenge…”, Captain Rohit Sharma’s big statement before the start of BGT
Sitting with every person and telling them what to do or how to correct their mindset is going to be challenging – Rohit Sharma Rohit Sharma (Photo Source: Team India had to face 0-3 defeat in the three-match Test series at home against New Zealand. After 24 years, a team has whitewashed India in their home Test series. The defeat against the Kiwis has changed many things for the Indian team. The team’s place in the World Test Championship final seemed assured. But now the team will have to win all four matches of the upcoming five-match Test series against Australia at any cost to play the final. The team has come to second place in the points table after the defeat against New Zealand. Meanwhile, before the start of Australia tour, a big statement of Indian captain Rohit Sharma has come out. He said that playing in Australia will be different from other challenges, the players know their game and have their own mentality for every match. It is going to be challenging- Rohit Sharma According to Times of India, Rohit Sharma told, We talk a lot about the game, but sitting down with every individual and telling them what to do or how to correct their mentality is going to be challenging. They come with a certain mindset, a certain way of thinking about their game. This has brought them success in the past. But we all understand that Australia is going to be a different ball game. Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana and Nitish Kumar Reddy are playing for the first time in the Indian team for Australia tour. The Indian captain said that the atmosphere in the dressing room will be easy for the young players, because they will be playing in Australia for the first time. For young players who haven’t been there before, it will be important to create an environment where they are comfortable and not intimidated by where they are playing and who they are playing against. It is important that from our side, we keep telling them that this is another place to play cricket. IND vs AUS: Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test Series Schedule First Test- 22-26 November, Perth, 7:50 am (Indian time) Second Test- 6-10 December, Adelaide, 9:30 am (Indian time) Third Test- 14-18 December, Brisbane, 9:30 am (Indian time) Fourth Test- 26-30 December, Melbourne, 5:00 am (Indian time) Fifth Test- 3-7 January, Sydney, 5:00 am (Indian time)
BGT has ended the careers of six players including Dhoni, Sehwag, now it’s Rohit and Virat’s turn!
India, who lost their number one crown in the WTC points table to Australia, have won their last two Test tours of Australia. However, in the meantime, the team coached by Gautam Gambhir has repeatedly flopped in batting on its home ground, which has become a cause of great tension for Team India before this Australia tour. India’s experienced batting line-up failed to score runs, which also included flop shows from big players like captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. While Rohit scored 91 runs in six innings against the Kiwis, Kohli scored only 93 runs. After the flop of these two batsmen in this series, questions are now being raised about their future in Test cricket. Fans and some experts have even said that the time for his retirement is near, especially if India fails to make it to the upcoming WTC final. Interestingly, if we look at the history of BGT, six Indian legends ended their careers by playing this series. These six players ended their careers by playing Border-Gavaskar The Test career of 6 big players of India has ended with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which includes the names of former captain MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag. The Test career of these great players came to a complete halt after this series. His last series was the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. If Team India is not successful in winning this series, then it is possible that the Test career of Virat, Rohit and Ashwin may also come to a complete halt. Indian Legends Who Ended Their Career In BGT See the full list here 1. Anil Kumble – vs Australia, Delhi, October 29 – November 2, 2008 2. Sourav Ganguly – vs Australia, Nagpur, November 6-10, 2008 3. Rahul Dravid – vs Australia, Adelaide, January 24-28, 2012 4. VVS Laxman – vs Australia, Adelaide, January 24-28, 2012 5. Virender Sehwag – vs Australia, Hyderabad, March 2-5, 2013 6. MS Dhoni – vs Australia, Melbourne – December 26-30, 2014