The much-awaited Border Gavaskar series will be about to start from 17 December at Adelaide with the Day-Night pink ball game when team India lock horns with Australia for the 4-test match series.
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3 reasons why Australia favorites to win Border Gavaskar Trophy
Australia will about to misses the services of David Warner in the first test match as he is not fit yet to be a part of any practice match or training. But still, they have the best line-up and complete bowling column to be optimistic that they have the advantage over team India in the upcoming border-Gavaskar trophy.
From the last time team India tour down under this time around they have more youngsters in the line-up which is another reason they are not favorites to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy. Although team India has won the T20l series by 2-1 and has momentum. But in a format like a Test match teams need to be perfectly balanced from bowling department to batting line up.
In the current team apart from Virat Kohli, Pujara, and R.Ashwin, there is no other player who can be the match-winner for the team on the tour. The captain Virat Kohli will be part of only the first test match which makes things more difficult for team India from the second test.
Earlier against New Zealand this year, India has already lost by 2-0 which is again another factor they are not favorites to win this test series against Australia in their own territory. If team India has to win the series they have to score massive runs else Australia will not give a chance to turn around things.
Having said, let us take a look at the three reasons why Australians are optimistic to win the test series.
1) Advantage of home conditions for Australia
Although team India has defeated Australia in Australia last time. But this time it is a different story as on the last tour Steve Smith and David Warner were not in the team. But Ashes series 2019 was the glimpse of what is about to come from Steve Smith and David Warner willow in the coming years. However, David Warner will not be part of the first test match but very sure he will be back before the second test.
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