India registered their third biggest win against the Kangaroos by defeating Australia in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Saturday. Australia suffered an embarrassing defeat by an innings and 132 runs as they struggled against India’s lethal bowling attack. After the defeat, Australia legend Allan Border reprimanded the players for their approach during the game.
The 67-year-old wants the Aussies to play with a tight edge. the occurrence of steve smith thumbs up Ravindra Jadeja After being beaten on the outside edge in the first innings, Border’s attention was drawn and he became furious.
“Play with a hard edge. I mean, when people are beating us outside off stump, we are doing thumbs up.’
“Don’t be fooled, but Australia play tough cricket. We are even giving a thumbs up to someone.
“There are a lot of marks out there now, it is going to be tough some days. You can talk but ultimately the boys with bat in hand and ball in hand have to do the job,” Border further said.
Smith was the highest run scorer in the second innings of the game, scoring 25 not out. No other player in his team even crossed the 20-run mark as he lost all 10 wickets in a session.
“It’s going to be hard to find a way, but they just have to. A big, soul-searching dressing room drink-a-thon tonight, just to try to throw something out. This is as bad as we can play There is only one way to go from here,” Border said.
India and Australia will be face to face in the second Test match starting on 17 February.
India vs Australia biggest innings win
- Innings and 219 runs – Kolkata (1997/98)
- Innings and 135 runs – Hyderabad (2012/13)
- Innings and 132 runs – Nagpur (2022/23)
What is the history of Border-Gavaskar Trophy?
Between 1947–48 and 1991–92, India and Australia played 50 Tests in 12 series. After this the tournament was named after two legendary players Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border.
When was the first edition of Border-Gavaskar Trophy played?
The first edition was played in 1996–97.