NEW DELHI: As Team India gears up for the highly anticipated five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) starting November 22 in Perth, comparisons between this epic rivalry and the legendary Ashes series between Australia and England are inevitable.
While the Ashes boasts a history stretching back to 1882, the BGT, which began in 1996, has quickly become one of cricket's most fiercely contested and closely followed encounters.