NBT Sports, New Delhi: Virat Kohli is one of the most popular Indian cricketers in Australia after Sachin Tendulkar. Despite no longer being in the role of captain, he remains the main face of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Virat first reached Australia for this blockbuster series and immediately came into limelight. On Tuesday, many Australian newspapers including 'The Daily Telegraph' published a special issue on the series. The special thing was that it had Virat's picture on its cover and the headlines and articles were printed in as well as Punjabi language. The Border-Gavaskar series starting in Perth from 22nd November is one of the most awaited series of this year. This is very important for both the teams. Australia is looking for its first series win over India in 10 years, while Team India needs a series win to keep their World Test Championship (WTC) hopes alive.
Penn 'batted' for Jurel
Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has supported young wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel, saying that the young player can make a good impact in the upcoming series. Jurel had scored two brilliant half-centuries while playing for India-A against Australia-A last week. Paine said, 'He is a player who has kept wickets in some Test matches for India. In the three Test matches he has played, his average is 63. I saw Jurel bat against Australia A, now it will surprise me if he does not play in the upcoming series.
McSweeney's ready for the challenge
Australia's new opener Nathan McSweeney is ready to debut in the Perth Test. He said, 'For the last one month I really feel like I am batting the best I have ever done. I have got to learn and experience a lot. I am looking forward to learning everything about the challenges of Test cricket and challenging my game against the best players. I expect to learn a lot and improve, but I definitely think this is my best performance yet and I'm ready for the challenge.
Penn 'batted' for Jurel
Former Australian Test captain Tim Paine has supported young wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel, saying that the young player can make a good impact in the upcoming series. Jurel had scored two brilliant half-centuries while playing for India-A against Australia-A last week. Paine said, 'He is a player who has kept wickets in some Test matches for India. In the three Test matches he has played, his average is 63. I saw Jurel bat against Australia A, now it will surprise me if he does not play in the upcoming series.
McSweeney's ready for the challenge
Australia's new opener Nathan McSweeney is ready to debut in the Perth Test. He said, 'For the last one month I really feel like I am batting the best I have ever done. I have got to learn and experience a lot. I am looking forward to learning everything about the challenges of Test cricket and challenging my game against the best players. I expect to learn a lot and improve, but I definitely think this is my best performance yet and I'm ready for the challenge.
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