Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik feels the Australians hold the upper hand in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy at home against India. The two teams will take on each other over five Tests, starting in Perth on November 22. However, Australia beat India in the most recent Test meeting at the World Test Championship (WTC) final last year. But India has triumphed in the last four Border-Gavaskar Trophies as well, including two in Australia in 2018-19 and 2020-21.

Speaking about the upcoming edition on his HeyCB with DK show, Karthik was quoted by News18 as saying: “I can’t tell the exact score line, but I do think Australia have the upper hand. It’s going to be very hard for India to beat them on Australian shores for the third time on the bounce. It’s no easy task. But if India do it, it will be one of the greatest things the Indian cricket team has ever achieved, no doubt about it.”

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However, India are currently playing Bangladesh in a two-Test series at home, winning the first Test by 280 runs as well. Meanwhile, Australia are playing a white-ball tour of England as well. But, Dinesh Karthik warned India about the Australian challenge, stating
that the Aussies are in form and holders of the WTC title as well.

Karthik said as quoted by Insidesport: “The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be a challenge for India. They will face an in-form Australian side. It’s not by chance they won the World Test Championship last time. They are an excellent team at home. But knowing our team, and the kind of resilience, grit, and determination that our players have, it will be a series that will be wonderful to watch.”