IND vs AUS: Team India starts preparing for Australia challenge for Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 in Nagpur: Team India’s preparation for the most-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023 has finally started in Nagpur on Friday (3rd February 2023). Some of the players from the Indian squad were seen getting in the groove ahead of the marquee four-match test series against Australia, which starts on February 9.
India vs Australia’s four-match test series, famously called the Border Gavaskar Trophy, is slated to begin in Nagpur’s Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium on February 9. The two sides will then travel to Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi for the second assignment of the series. The final two games of the four-match test series will be held in Dharmshala and Ahmedabad respectively.
The likes of Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Cheteshwar Pujara and KL Rahul were among other cricketers who were seen honing their skills in the nets in the photos shared by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) across its social media profiles.
“Team India have begun their preparations for the Border Gavaskar Trophy ahead of the 1st Test in Nagpur,” captioned the country’s cricket board while sharing a few glimpses of players doing batting practice.
Veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who will make his national comeback after a long injury layover, was also seen having some hits with the bat. He suffered a knee injury during the last edition’s Asia Cup which eventually ruled him out for a couple of important events in 2022.
However, the all-rounder is now back on his feet and is slated to mark his comeback in the upcoming four-match series against Australia. Interestingly, Jadeja played a Ranji Trophy match for his home side Saurashtra recently to see his readiness for the marquee series against Australia. The all-rounder returned with a fruitful figure of 7/53 in 17.1 overs against Tamil Nadu in his solitary appearance.
IND vs AUS: Australia preparing at KSCA ground for BGT 2023
Meanwhile, Australia have also begun their preparations for the important series after landing in India on Wednesday. The Aussies are having their net sessions on a custom-made surface in the KSCA Cricket Ground in Alur which is located on the outskirts of Bengaluru.
Interestingly, the Kangaroos have refrained from playing practice matches in India ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2023, saying, it’s “irrelevant” to play tour games on Indian pitches and would rather prefer practising on its own.
“The last time we went (to India) I’m pretty sure we got served up a green top (to practice on) and it was sort of irrelevant. Hopefully, we get really good training facilities where the ball is likely to do what it’s likely to do out in the middle, and we can get our practice in,” Steve Smith was quoted as saying by news.com.au.
“We’re better off having our own nets and getting spinners in and bowling as much as they can,” he added.
