AUS vs IND: India begins their competitive red-ball hectic schedule with the Bangladesh series as they host the neighbouring nation for a 2-match Test series. After India’s Bangladesh series, the next matches will be against New Zealand in another 3-match red ball series.
The Aussies, on the other hand, are currently on an European tour as they played a series against Scotland and are now taking on the English side, where they have a series decider in the shortest format lined up. After the T20s, they will return with 5-ODIs against England, which will mark the return of many of their great players.
However, the most anticipated contest for players of both teams remains the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. For the Indians, this will be a vital contest as they look to win the BCT for the 3rd time in a row on Australian soil, while the Aussies would look to break their losing streak with a bounce back under home conditions.
On this, Aussie legendary all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has said that either Aussie veteran Steve Smith or Indian legend Virat Kohli, either of the two batsmen, will score many runs in the upcoming contest, if not both of them.
Maxwell has had previous experience playing and sharing the same dressing room with the King Kohli, as the two have been teammates for long in the Royal Challengers Bangalore camp.
He has also played alongside Steven Smith for years, as the two players have represented the side across all three formats. Likely a few days ago, even Smith hailed Virat as one of the finest batters in the Indian setup and regarded him as a tough challenge to the Aussie bowlers.
Joe Root now has established himself as the best among Fab4 and now also has the most runs as well as the most centuries in the longest format of the game. Root recently went past Kumara Sangakara with 12402 runs in the format and emerged as the 6th all-time highest scorer in the format.
He also surpassed Alastair Cook with 34 test scores, the most among Fab4. Only 71 runs behind, breaking all records to be England’s highest-ever run-getter in Tests. On the other hand, Steven Smith, who stands with 32 hundred, might also fancy his chances in the home BGT to surpass the English batter among the top centurions in Fab4.
Virat Kohli is hunting for his 58 runs to emerge as the fastest batter to 27000 international runs, beating the likes of great Ricky Ponting, Kumara Sangakara, and Sachin Tendulkar.
