1st TEST: India vs Australia
There’s no doubt about it, when India and Australia meet on Thursday to contest the Border-Gavaskar trophy we’ll see some of the best cricketers on the planet.
According to the ICC rankings, India is currently the world’s top team, with Australia in second place. And as the series unfolds, you can bet online with SBOBET on your personal favourites.
Can the Aussies succeed where England recently failed to win in India? Betting odds tell us it will be a tough task with India at 1.65, Australia at 4.35 and a draw at 3.50. If you think we’ll get a result, then the hosts are at 1.23 Draw no Bet, with Darren Lehmann’s men at 3.85.
As the drama begins the protagonists are, of course, the skippers Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, the ICC’s top- and second-ranked batsmen respectively. Kohli has had an incredible year and needs just 64 runs to become the top run-scorer in a season for the hosts, with 1,206 runs and homing rapidly in on Raul Dravid’s record.
India have the world’s best bowler in Ravi Ashwin with 61 victims to his name this season, and while Nathan Lyon will lead the Aussie’s spin attack, the visitors’ highest-ranked bowler is paceman Josh Hazlewood, third in the world.
But I think the key for Australia will be to combat the Indian spinning genius on the dusty tracks. Smith will look to combative opener David Warner to set the tone, and he’s likely to be partnered by the promising Matt Renshaw who recently scored 184 at the Sidney Cricket Ground.
India have won 24 of the previous games with Australia while losing 40, so Kohli and his pals will be determined to close the gap. This is a clash those two greats, Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border, would surely relish.
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
