Adam Gilchrist believes Pat Cummins’ workforce is best positioned than any Australia facet since 2004 to safe the Border-Gavaskar trophy in India.
The legendary wicketkeeper famously led that Australia workforce, within the absence of injured captain Ricky Ponting, to a Test collection win in India for the primary time in 35 years.
This tour is Australia’s fifth to India within the final 19 years however they’ve received only one Test match there since – in 2017.
However, Australia head into the primary Test because the world’s No.1 ranked workforce after dropping only one match since Cummins grew to become red-ball captain in November 2021.
India might be with out injured fast Jasprit Bumrah and matchwinning wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who was critically damage in a automotive accident in December.
Gilchrist believes Australia can emulate the ‘golden era’ workforce and breach what Steve Waugh sometimes called the ‘ultimate frontier’.
“There’s not going to be anything easy and it’s not going to be a walk in the park, but it is their best chance and I expect them to do really, really well,” the Fox Cricket expertise and commentator instructed AAP.
“The balance of their squad and how experienced the team is now is important.”
Gilchrist pointed to similarities between this workforce and the 2004 squad having latest experiences taking part in in Asia.
Australia claimed a tense 1-0 victory in Pakistan final March and drew 1-1 towards Sri Lanka throughout two Tests in Galle in July.
“They’ve had a number of tours to subcontinental countries to gain and learn from and that was what held us up in 2004,” Gilchrist mentioned.
“We were very well planned and prepared due to the experiences we had, both positive and negative, previously in the subcontinent.
“This group of gamers has constructed up that financial institution of information and the talents that they’ve, so that they have an excellent likelihood of successful.”
The series will begin on Thursday in Nagpur, the city where Australia wrapped up the 2004 series when Damien Martyn and Jason Gillespie played starring roles in a commanding 342-run win.
Coach Andrew McDonald and the selection panel have several selection headaches to contend with as experienced quicks Mitchell Starc (finger) and Josh Hazlewood (achilles) have already been ruled out with injury.
Allrounder Cameron Green remains a chance to play but will almost certainly not bowl until at least the second Test in Delhi after breaking his finger during the Boxing Day Test.
The injuries could pave the way for uncapped Victoria spinner Todd Murphy to partner Nathan Lyon, or Mitchell Swepson to play his first Test since July.
In 2004, Australia backed in their best bowlers to conquer India, relying on Shane Warne as their only frontline spinner.
“We fully modified our techniques, notably at the beginning of our bowling innings, going away from the sometimes aggressive fields,” Gilchrist mentioned.
“We determined to begin with one slip, possibly a catching midwicket, however with a deep backward sq. subject and simply assault the stumps, assault the pads and look forward to the ball to begin to go reverse.
“Shane became pretty much a holding bowler, where he just had to hold an end for us and not let the pressure ease and he did that brilliantly.
“It was an actual step away from what historically Australian cricket groups did, to the purpose the place we went on the defence to create an offence.”
In a win for the various cricket-loving Indian followers primarily based in Australia, a devoted Hindi feed might be out there for each match of the collection by means of Kayo Sports.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
