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Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne complimented the Indian fast-bowling unit ahead of the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024. India will tour Australia in the month of November for the highly-anticipated five-match series and will aim to make a hat-trick of victories. Notably, India became the first Asian side under the captaincy to win a Test series in Australia in 2020-2021. This year, the side will travel Down Under with Rohit Sharma at the helm and aim to achieve a third-series win.
Ahead of the series, several former Indian and Australian cricketers have shared their predictions and while some said that India will emerge victorious, others opined that it would be difficult for the South Asian side to repeat the previous heroics. The visitors will be without their two stalwarts, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, who played a crucial role for the side in their last two wins.
India’s fast bowling quartet is good; we can turn the tables: Marnus Labuschange
Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne also weighed in on the upcoming series and while he did not declare his favourites for the series, the Aussie heaped praise on India’s fast-bowling unit. Labuschagne, however, also said that Australia will be keen on turning the tables. The 30-year-old told Star Sports, “India’s fast bowling quartet is good, which is really what brings them in Australian conditions and make them such a tough team to beat. Hopefully, this summer we can turn the tables on India and put them under real pressure.”
The energy when these two teams play is always high: Marnus Labuschagne
Labuschagne also spoke about the hype of the forthcoming series and the energy that both sides bring to the field is always high. The cricketer said that irrespective of the venue, the series is always a tough contest. Labuschagne was quoted by Sportskeeda as saying, “Both India and Australia love the game and they are at the top of their game at the moment. The energy when these two teams play together is always high. There’s always high anticipation. It doesn’t matter where we are playing, if it’s in England, Australia or India. It’s always a tough contest.”
