Sunil Gavaskar Big Prediction for Border Gavaskar Trophy: After losing the Test series against New Zealand 0-3 on home soil, the Indian team now has to tour Australia. By winning the Test series against Bangladesh, the Indian team had increased its hopes of reaching the final of the ICC World Test Championship. But after the defeat against New Zealand the equation changed completely. If India had won the Test series against New Zealand, then two wins on Australian soil would have sufficed.
But this defeat spoiled the entire mathematics of the Indian team reaching the final. After the defeat against New Zealand, Team India has come to second place in the points table of the World Test Championship and will have to win four matches to qualify for the final. In such a situation, India’s tour of Australia is going to be very important.
The Indian team will play a five-match Test series on Australian soil. If India wins the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 4-0, then it can reach the final without depending on the results of other teams, but if the result is the opposite then India will need luck.
The Indian team has been successful in defeating Australia at its own home twice in the past and the fans will hope that Team India does this feat once again and scores a hat-trick of wins. But before the start of this series, former legend Sunil Gavaskar has made a shocking prediction.
When Sunil Gavaskar was asked whether the Indian team will reach the final of the World Test Championship, he told India Today, “No, I don’t think so. I really don’t think so. India won’t beat Australia 4-0 in the Test series.” If it happens, I will be very happy. But India can win 3-0. I am still in the World Test Championship. Now just focus on trying to win the series in Australia. It doesn’t matter whether you win 1-0,2-0,3-1 or No. When we go and win, all of us Indian cricket fans will start feeling good again.”
Let us tell you, India has won the last four Test series against Australia, all by a margin of 2-1. Two of these series took place in Australia. The last time Australia defeated India in a Test series was 10 years ago in the 2014/15 season.