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Border-Gavaskar Trophy all time XI

TheJediBrah

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I don't know if you watched the 2001 series closely. On more occasions than not, Australia had great starts. For instance, at one stage, they were 2 for 214 in the first innings and 1 for 106 in second innings in Kolkata. In Chennai, they were in a dominant position at 3 for 340 in the first innings before Waugh thought he was playing a game of handball. Gilchrist and others around him couldn't capitalize on these starts. Pant did in Sydney 2019.
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h_hurricane

International Vice-Captain
by that definition everyone with a bit of longevity has a “legacy.” If you want to call it that, fine. I’ll adapt and say he has no meaningful legacy. :)
If nothing else does, bringing together a dispirited team brought down by shameful umpiring in the previously test, to a first time victory in Perth in 2008 should do, as far as meaningful legacy does. Kumble is the leader India should have had for a decade, not just 2007-08.
 

Daemon

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Pant’s series wasn’t all about that last knock tbf, he was getting handy starts throughout. Was useful with the bat iirc.
 

_00_deathscar

International Debutant
Aussies when India beats an Aussie team or the batsmen or even A batsman dominates the bowlers without McGrath: “The pitches were flat. The bowling attack wasn’t world class. Warne has a ruptured fingernail from opening a tin of beans”

Aussies when India beats them with a noobie spinner: “They were better than an ATG team put together. The pitches were rank turners. We would still have won if Warne didn’t have gas from eating too many beans - he would have made ALL the difference”.
 

honestbharani

Whatever it takes!!!
They were flat batting decks too till the 4th day or so. Every one of them. Mumbai actually helped seamers a lot more than the spinners in the first digs for both sides, talking about the 2001 series.
 

Jumno

U19 Captain
Gavaskar
Hayden/Sehwag
Dravid
Tendulkar
S Waugh
Laxman
Gilchrist
Harbhajan
Bumrah
Gillespie
McGrath
 

Red

The normal awards that everyone else has
Gavaskar
Hayden/Sehwag
Dravid
Tendulkar
S Waugh
Laxman
Gilchrist
Harbhajan
Bumrah
Gillespie
McGrath
Bumrah has a test high score of 10 and averages 2. Dizzy Gillespie has a test double century. Please edit your post, and put Gillespie at 9 as a show of respect to the great Australian all rounder.
 

h_hurricane

International Vice-Captain
Hayden
Sehwag
Pujara
Tendulkar
Smith
Laxman
Pant
Jadeja
Gillespie
Mcgrath
Bumrah

A couple of astonishing hundreds notwithstanding, Gilchrist has a meh record against India. Dhoni's record against Australia isn't super impressive either. I am going with Pant.

Jadeja gives me the solidity at no.8 along with the awesomeness of a 19 average with the ball against Aus. His legacy will be written in stone once he is done.
Pant absolutely belongs in this team now.

Will have Cummins over Gillespie. What a bowler !
 

h_hurricane

International Vice-Captain
Border Gavaskar trophy stats so far:


Matches : 52
Won by Australia : 19
Won by India : 22
Draw : 11

Tosses won by Australia : 32
Tosses won by India : 20
 

ankitj

Hall of Fame Member
Border Gavaskar trophy stats so far:


Matches : 52
Won by Australia : 19
Won by India : 22
Draw : 11

Tosses won by Australia : 32
Tosses won by India : 20
Games played in India: 25
Games played in Australia: 27
 

Shri

Mr. Glass
rahane is close to 33

dravid should replace shastri as coach when he leaves and the youth teams should be handed over to rahane when he retires
 

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