Steve Smith and Nathan Lyon Aim to Reclaim Border-Gavaskar Trophy from India
Australian cricketers Steve Smith and Nathan Lyon have expressed their determination to reclaim the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from India. Despite winning the World Test Championship, Australia has not held the trophy since their 2-0 triumph in the 2014-15 series.
Smith highlighted the importance of ending India’s dominance, stating, “We are probably the two best teams at the moment in Test cricket. We played the World Test Championship final last year and beat them there. Hopefully, we can turn the tables. It’s been ten years since we last won the Border-Gavaskar trophy, so we need to do that this year.”
Nathan Lyon echoed Smith’s sentiments, saying, “It’s been ten years of unfinished business, it’s been a long time, and I know we’re extremely hungry to turn things around, especially here at home. India is an absolute superstar side and extremely challenging, but I’m extremely hungry to turn things around and make sure we get that trophy back.”
The five-match Test series will begin in November 2022 at the Perth Stadium, with the final match starting on January 3 in Sydney.
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Steve Smith -: Steve Smith is a famous Australian cricketer known for being one of the best batsmen in the world.
Nathan Lyon -: Nathan Lyon is an Australian cricketer who is a very good bowler, especially known for his spin bowling.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy -: The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is a cricket series played between India and Australia. It is named after two famous cricketers, Allan Border from Australia and Sunil Gavaskar from India.
World Test Championship -: The World Test Championship is a big cricket tournament where teams from different countries play Test matches to find out who is the best.
Test series -: A Test series is a set of cricket matches played between two teams. Each match can last up to five days.
dominance -: Dominance means being very strong or powerful in something. Here, it means India has been very strong in cricket against Australia.
