India and Australia are gearing up for an exciting match. The stage is set in Perth and now the only wait is on November 22 when the two teams will meet in the first Test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Indian team can miss Rohit Sharma for this match as the Indian captain, who has just become a father, is likely to miss the first Test match to spend a few days with his family. In this scenario, Team India will face the challenge of fielding a strong opening combination.
The pitches in Perth have always been good for fast bowlers. Here, the fast bowlers have a lot of pace and bounce, which can cause problems for the batsmen. A similar situation is expected to happen this time. Indian batsmen always find it difficult in Perth, which is why only one batsman of the Indian team has scored a hundred so far. Virat Kohli played 123 innings in Perth in 2018. It will now be interesting to see who manages to score a century in the first Test.
India awaits double century
While Perth hasn’t had a hundred in many years, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been waiting for a double century for the past many years. In this historic Test series, both the teams have been trying to score double centuries for a long time but have not been successful so far. In the past seven years, no batsman from the Indian team has been able to score a double century in BGT. The last Indian batsman to score a double century in the series was Cheteshwar Pujara, who hit 202 in a Test match at Ranchi in March 2017 Excellent performance.
Australia’s drought continues for 12 years
Australia, on the other hand, waited 12 years for a double century at BGT. Australia last won the trophy on January 24, 2012. Then in Adelaide, both Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke scored great double centuries for Australia. Since then, Australia’s double-century drought has continued.
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