New Delhi. Australia tour is the biggest challenge for Indian cricketers. The experience and success here makes any cricketer better. Team India coach Gautam Gambhir has given this message to the young players visiting Australia for the first time. Gambhir said that the Test series against Australia will make him a better cricketer. 8 players included in the Indian team have come to play Test for the first time on Australian soil. These include Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna.
If this is the first tour of Australia for 8 players, then veterans like Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin also have immense experience here. This is the fifth Test tour of Kohli and Ashwin (2011-12, 14-15, 18-19, 20-21). Jasprit Bumrah has come to Australia for the third time (2018-19, 20-21) to play a Test series. In such a situation, the advice received from Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah will be very useful for the new players.
India’s batting coach Abhishek Nair said in a video, ‘Gauthi Bhai (Gambhir) talked to the players before the tour. Some senior players were also there. He said, ‘Bumrah, Virat, Ashwin talked to the players about how earlier they had come here as young players and after the Australia tour, they realized that they are returning as better cricketers.’ This video is from BCCI TV.
The most interesting series of the calendar
For Indian cricketers, this is the toughest challenge they have to face during Australia. Team India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel said, ‘This is the most interesting series in the international calendar because both the teams will not want to give each other even a chance. I am sure all five tests will be very exciting.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 14, 2024, 14:57 IST