Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 23, 2024, 08:00 AM
Border-Gavaskar Trophy: There is about 3 months left for the Border-Gavaskar Series 2024-25 to begin, but the legends of the cricket world are already busy making various predictions about this explosive series. The name of former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has now been included in this list. Hayden has made a big statement regarding the Border-Gavaskar series. He believes that Rishabh Pant will prove to be an important player for India in the five-Test series to be played later this year. He also revealed the reason behind this. The great batsman said that Pant created a sensation by winning his team in the last Australia tour and that is why this time everyone's eyes will be on him. Let us tell you, the Border-Gavaskar series will start in Perth from November 22. Australians also became fans of PantHayden told the media on the occasion of the CEAT Cricket Rating Awards that Rishabh Pant has a hunger for victory and his 'muscle memory' is excellent. The last time he played here, he was an important player and the Australian fans also liked his game a lot. Pant was seriously injured in a car accident in late 2022, after which he had to be out of the field for a long time. However, he made a comeback to Team India on the basis of hard work and passion and now he is once again ready to do wonders with the bat in Australia.Rishabh Pant did wondersPant showed amazing performance with the bat during the Australia tour in 2020-21. In this series, Australia made a comeback after being all out for 36 runs in the opening Adelaide Test and won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the second consecutive time with a 2-1 win. Pant had scored 97 and 98 runs respectively in the second innings of the third and fourth Tests of this series. Winning this series was also historic for India because Kohli had to return to India after the first Test, while many big players including Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami did not play in the last Test due to injury and fitness problems. Hayden said that from the Indian point of view, it is great that they did not have Virat Kohli during the last victory. The way the team won at Gabba (Brisbane), it was a team with a second-rate bowling line-up.