Australia’s limited-overs specialist, Glenn Maxwell is relishing seeing the contest between Virat Kohli and Steve Smith as the two iconic batters are set to face off in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy in November, later this year.
Both Smith and Kohli have amassed a fine record against the respective sides. But the former has been able to amass 2042 runs in 19 Tests, six games quicker than Kohli who has scored the same amount of runs in 25 games against the Aussies. Both men also have a healthy average of 65.87 and 47.48 respectively.
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In 13 Test matches Kohli has played in Australia, the right-handed batter has amassed 1,352 runs, including six centuries and four fifties, at an average of 54.08. “I think probably the way that the two superstar batters, Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, probably head-to-head, seeing how their dominance, I suppose, is asserted in the series and how much of an influence that has on who takes home the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
“One of those two is going to make a lot of runs, if not both of them, and it’s going to be pretty exciting to watch the two of the finest players of our generation go head-to-head,” said Maxwell to Star Sports.
The upcoming series will see India take on Australia in a five-match affair with the games being held in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney respectively from November 22 to January 7, 2025. India are the title-holders and have been able to retain it in their previous two visits Down Under.
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It will also be the first five-match Test series between India and Australia since 1991/92. Before the marquee series starts on November 22 in Perth, India will also have its A team play two four-day matches against Australia A at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay (October 31 Oct to November 3) and the MCG (November 7-10), followed by an intra-squad India match to take place at the WACA Ground, Perth from November 15-17.
(with IANS Inputs)
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