Sunil Gavaskar predicts winners and scoreline of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

Sunil Gavaskar feels India are slow starters in SENA countries.

Legendary Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has come up with early predictions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. The five-match test series between the two cricketing giants will be played from November 22, 2024 to January 7, 2025 Down Under. This will be the first time since 1991-92 that both nations will play a five-match test series.

India have won two consecutive test series on Australian soil (2018-19 and 2020-21) and will aim for a hat-trick in their upcoming tour. On the other hand, Australia haven’t won the BGT since 2014-15, having lost four series in a row against India.

My prediction is a 3-1 win for India: Sunil Gavaskar

Ahead of the much-awaited series, former Indian captain, who is one of the inspirations behind the series’ name, Sunil Gavaskar backs India to win the test series Down Under. The former Indian opener further claimed India will win with a scoreline of 3-1.

Gavaskar highlighted that the Australian batting line-up looks dodgy with them missing the services of David Warner, who announced his international retirement earlier this year.

“With their opening batting problems exacerbated after the retirement of David Warner and the middle-order also a bit dodgy, the Aussies are ripe for the taking once again. India being usual slow starters in an overseas series in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand, Australia) countries the first Test will be crucial. That they aren’t playing proper first-class games before that as well as in the week long gaps between some Test matches could work against them,” Gavaskar wrote in his column for the mid-day.

Gavaskar further admitted that the crowded cricket calendar might make it difficult to get some practice games and it might impact inexperienced batters.

“That said, it is how schedules are nowadays for most touring sides. It is tough on inexperienced newcomers as Yashasvi Jaiswal found in South Africa last year. He came back brilliantly with over 700 runs against England at home,” he wrote.

“It’s going to be an exciting series for sure with the talent that is there on both sides and it will also show why Test match cricket is the ultimate format of our beloved game. Oh, and my prediction is a 3-1 win for India,” Sunil Gavaskar concluded.

India’s test tour of Australia 2024-25 full schedule:

November 22-26: 1st test, Perth Stadium, Perth (D)

December 6-10: 2nd test, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (D/N)

December 14-18: 3rd test, The Gabba, Brisbane (D)

December 26-30: 4th test, MCG, Melbourne (D)

January 3-7: 5th Test, SCG, Sydney (D)

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