Border-Gavaskar Trophy: ‘4-0 a distant dream…’: Sanjay Manjrekar on India’s possibilities in Australia | Cricket Information

NEW DELHI: India’s 0-3 Check sequence defeat in opposition to New Zealand has not solely set the cat amongst the pigeons, however has additionally despatched the World Check Championships permutations haywire.
India now have to win 4 Checks in Australia to straight qualify for the WTC remaining that’s scheduled to be held at Lord’s in June 2025.
As India gear up for the a lot anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy – a five-Check sequence for the primary time since 1991-92 – the official broadcaster shared a clip of an upcoming present the place former batting legend Sunil Gavaskar and former cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar discuss India’s possibilities in opposition to Australia.

Gavaskar says, “No staff, together with the champion West Indies of the previous has crushed Australia 4-0 to the very best of my recollection. They have an excellent captain Rohit Sharma who’s at all times been someone who’s been in a position to elevate the staff up. Rishabh Pant has received the nice capability to take in the strain. He simply desires to go on the market and revel in himself, play to the very best of his capability. Neglect what occurred in opposition to New Zealand, they’ve simply received to consider that they will flip the tables on Australia like they’ve carried out on the final couple of excursions to Australia.”
Kohli has averaged merely 22.72 in six matches in 2024, the bottom in his profession.
The 36-year-old has scored only one fifty this yr – 70 in opposition to New Zealand within the second innings of the primary Check at Bengaluru, whereas his final Check century got here in July 2023 in opposition to the West Indies.
Kohli scored 93, and Rohit 91 runs within the India’s humiliating 0-3 Check sequence loss to New Zealand at residence.
Manjrekar provides, “4-0, a distant dream, simply take one step at a time and the primary couple of steps, which is Perth and the subsequent one in Adelaide are going to be India’s hardest checks. We’d like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, one among them, to have an important sequence. Downside for India is that the bowling which has been their nice power within the final couple of years, Shami lacking.”

In Mohammed Shami‘s absence, India picked a largely inexperienced tempo assault – together with Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Prasidh Krishna – to again up Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, and Khaleel Ahmed are within the reserves.
The primary Check begins in Perth from November 22.