Australia hasn’t won a Test series against India since the 2014-15 season, and heading into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, they’re eager to break India’s winning streak. But the Indian camp looks different this time around, having moved on from seasoned stars like Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, who both delivered memorable performances in past tours Down Under.
India will start the series with some ground to cover, coming off a recent 3-0 defeat at home to New Zealand. Yet, former cricketer Chetan Sharma is confident that India can secure another victory in Australia. He believes that under Rohit Sharma’s leadership, India will complete a historic hat-trick by winning three consecutive series in Australia, after taking the last two series 2-1 in 2018-19 and 2020-21. Chetan, 58, also noted how much he enjoys India’s overseas tours, especially against top teams in Australia, South Africa, and England.
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“I’m 100 percent sure India will beat Australia in Australia again. Hum Rohit ki kaptaani mein hat trick karenge Australia mein. India iss baar bhi Australia ko patakhni degi unke hi ghar mein [Under Rohit’s captaincy, we’ll make it a hat-trick in Australia. India will defeat Australia on their own turf once again]. We’ve reached a point where we enter overseas tours as strong contenders,” Chetan Sharma shared with Times of India.
Highlighting India’s recent successes in Australia, Chetan Sharma believes the real pressure is on Pat Cummins and his squad, not on Rohit and the Indian team. He pointed out that some of the recent statements from Australian players hint at a sense of nervousness regarding the upcoming series.
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“We’ve already beaten Australia twice on their home soil. They should be feeling the pressure, not us. The spotlight is on Pat Cummins, not Rohit. Jaha unke players keh rhe hain ki ye achi series hogi, to samajh lijiye kitni ghabrahat hogi unke ander [When their players are saying that this will be a good series, understand how much nervousness they must be feeling inside],” Chetan Sharma remarked.
