IND vs AUS: Mahela Jayawardene predicts the scoreline of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023

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Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene has made a daring prediction for the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy between Australia and hosts India.

For the previous 8 years, India have ruled the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, profitable each at house and away. Australia’s closing toured India in 2017. Regardless of defeating the house workforce within the first Check, the vacationers misplaced the four-match sequence 2-1. In truth, the Aussies have received a Check sequence in India handiest two times, in 1969 and 2004.

Australia and India are these days occupying the highest two spots within the ICC Check Ratings. Additionally they lead the race to qualify for the Global Check Championship (WTC), scheduled in June.

Throughout an interview with sports activities presenter Sanjana Ganesan, former Sri Lanka skipper Jayawardene printed his favorite workforce for the impending Check sequence.

“I feel it’s all the time going to be an ideal sequence. I feel Indian stipulations and the way the Australian batsmen take on that, they do have a actually excellent bowling unit and the way do the Indian batsmen take on that… it depends upon how each and every workforce begins the sequence and who’s were given that momentum. However it’s going to be attention-grabbing,” stated Jayawardene.

“It’s tough to expect, however being a Sri Lankan, I’m hoping that Australia can pass all of the means. Most certainly a 2-1 win for Australia, however it’s going to be a tricky one,” he added.

The 45-year-old additionally heaped praises on India teenager Shubman Gill – who has scored a number of runs in white-ball cricket since his debut – and defined how he may just play a large position within the sequence as opposed to Australia.

“He [Gill] has been superb, he’s technically very sound and he’s a excellent participant of tempo. That’ll stay him in excellent stead in opposition to that Australian assault, however it’s all the time going to be tricky and it’s going to be an excellent sequence.”

Sharing his ideas on Gill’s contemporary shape, Jayawardene stated: “He’s in nice shape at the present time and if he converts that into red-ball cricket and feature that pace, adulthood, figuring out of the eventualities and stipulations, he’d be an ideal asset on the most sensible of the line-up for India. He does give them the ones excellent begins at a excellent pace to place opposition bowling assaults beneath drive.”

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