Border-Gavaskar Trophy / Player got injured before India vs Australia series, big suspense over playing

India and Australia will play the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy in November, which is being held as a five-match series for the first time. The Indian team has won the trophy four times. Recently, Australia's star all-rounder Cameron Green has been injured, due to which his participation is doubtful.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 28, 2024, 08:00 AM

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: India and Australia are going to play a five-Test series in November, known as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). This is the first time a five-match series will be played for this prestigious trophy. The Indian team has won this trophy four times in the last eight years, and this time too their chances of winning are strong.

Cameron Green injury: Bad news for Australia

Ahead of this series, a worrying news has come out for the Australian team. The team's star all-rounder Cameron Green has been injured, raising questions about his presence. Green suffered a back injury during the ongoing ODI series against England. According to ESPNcricinfo report, Green played in the first and third ODIs, but is now out of the fourth and fifth matches. He scored 45 runs and also took two wickets in the third match at Chester-le-Street.

Cricket Australia has said that the severity of Green's injury will be known when he returns to Perth. Green is the fifth player to be ruled out of the tour in the list of injured players, which already includes Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Riley Meredith and Ben Dwarshuis. In such a situation, Green's absence can prove to be a big setback for the Australian team.

India's position in the WTC Points Table

The importance of this series between India and Australia is not limited to the trophy only, but it is also important in terms of the World Test Championship (WTC). India is at the top of the points table of WTC 2023-25, in which it has won 7 out of 10 matches. Its percentage (PCT) is 71.67. On the other hand, the Australian team is in second place, having played 12 matches and won 8, its PCT is 62.50.

Test series prospects

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy series to be held in November is important for both the teams, especially for Australia, who would like to improve their position after recent failures. At the same time, the Indian team would like to take advantage of playing on their home ground and try to win the trophy once again.

Cameron Green's injury has affected the plans of the Australian team, but the game of cricket is full of uncertainties. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see what kind of strategies both the teams adopt in this series and whose story becomes successful.