Australian Test captain Pat Cummins revealed his excitement for the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy series in November, later this year, admitting India's dominance in the last few Test series between the two teams.
India had not only beaten the hosts Australia in the last two visits to the country, but also retained the BGT series in 2023 back in India. However, the Aussies arguably had a bigger laugh as they won the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final last year against the Indians.
The upcoming BGT 2024 will feature a five-match Test series between the two teams, starting November 2024 and extending up to the first week of January 2025.
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What did Pat Cummins say about the upcoming Australia vs India BGT 2024 Test series?
The Indian broadcaster Star Sports had released a clip on the social media platform X (formerly twitter) as a promo for the BGT 2024 in Australia later this year, in which Australian skipper Cummins shared his excitement for the Test series.
"It's been a long time. We played plenty of time against India and they beat us plenty of time. We haven't been successful. Here in Australia, they beat us. India and Australia matches are competitive, always 50-50. I'm 10 out of 10 excited for BGT," Cummins stated.
@patcummins30 takes confidence from the #WTCFinal and feels that #Australia could win the #BorderGavaskarTrophy. 🏆
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) August 31, 2024
And with his statement, we're ready to witness the #ToughestRivalry in #BGTonStar, starting FRI 22 NOV onwards! 🏆
Hit ❤️ if you can't wait to see Rohit and team… pic.twitter.com/a5pv6vsoiK
India tour of Australia BGT series 2024 schedule
The five-match Test series will be played across the months of November, December, and in January of 2025.
| Fixture | Date | Start time (IST) | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS vs IND 1st Test | Nov 22-26 | 7:50 AM | Optus Stadium |
| AUS vs IND 2nd Test (D/N) | Dec 6-10 | 9:30 AM | Adelaide Oval |
| AUS vs IND 3rd Test | Dec 14-18 | 5:50 AM | The Gabba |
| AUS vs IND 4th Test | Dec 27-31 | 5:00 AM | MCG |
| AUS vs IND 5th Test | Jan 3-7 | 5:00 AM | SCG |
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Results of the last five Border-Gavaskar trophy Test series between Australia and India
After their 2-0 series victory in the 2014/15 season, Australia have failed to secure victory against India in the next four Border-Gavaskar trophy series, losing twice at Home and twice Away in India.
| Year | Home Team | Away Team | Winner | Series Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | Australia | India | Australia | 2-0 |
| 2016/17 | India | Australia | India | 2-1 |
| 2018/19 | Australia | India | India | 2-1 |
| 2020/21 | Australia | India | India | 2-1 |
| 2022/23 | India | Australia | India | 2-1 |
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