MUMBAI: Although there's plenty of cricket before that, the blockbuster event of the sport is surely the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Down Under, starting from November 22 in Perth. It's the first time that cricket heavyweights India and Australia will clash in a five-Test series since 1991-92.
While he refused to predict the scoreline of that iconic series, former Australia coach John Buchanan tipped Australia as the favourites to win that series, especially as India, like most touring teams these days, hardly play any warm-up games against quality sides before the first Test. While they are not scheduled to play any practice matches before the first Test at Perth, India will play a two-day pink-ball match against the Prime Minister’s XI on November 30 and December 1 ahead of the day-night Test at Adelaide from December 6.
