The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is one of the most highly anticipated Test series in world cricket, as it brings together two of the best teams in the game. The Second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy is underway in Delhi, Where Australian Skipper Pat Cummins has won the toss and elected to bat first. Matthew Kuhnemann makes his debut for Australia and Travis Head makes a comeback into the playing 11. For India Fit again Shreyas Iyer comes in for Surya Kumar Yadav.
The second test of the Border Gavaskar trophy will see Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma the two of the most prolific batsmen in India entering into the record books. Former Indian Captain Virat Kohli is 141 runs away from completing 4,000 runs in Test cricket at home. Delhi is his home ground and here he will look to end the wait for his first Test ton since November 2019. Kohli needs to score only 52 runs in the 2nd Test completing 25,000 runs in international cricket at the venue.
Team India captain Rohit played an outstanding knock against Australia in the first innings of the Nagpur Test. His 120-run knock helped India set up a strong total on the board which helped in victory for the home side. Rohit must continue his good form and score another ton, to enter the double digits as far as his number of Test tons are concerned. The Indian Skipper is closing on completing 2,000 runs for India at home. The 35-year-old is only 120 runs away from completing 2000 runs at home in Test cricket.
The rivalry between India and Australia is intense, and Rohit and Virat will look to enter the record books in the 2nd Test against Australia.
Harbhajan Singh Impressed By Rohit Sharma’s Captaincy Ahead Of 2nd Test
India’s all-format captain Rohit Sharma helped the hosts to a massive win over Australia in the series opener of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Nagpur. Former Indian Cricketer Harbhajan Singh praised Rohit Sharma for his batting and captaincy in the 1st test. Speaking on his youtube channel Harbhajan is impressed with Rohit’s leadership style
“Rohit Sharma has been the most successful captain in the history of the IPL. There is no bigger captain than MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma. He has won five trophies, which is a big achievement. Yes, he has always had a good team but with the way which he leads the team is unbelievable,”
Harbhajan also hailed MS Dhoni and Rohit as two of the biggest leaders in competitive cricket. Rohit Sharma became the first Indian captain to score centuries in all three formats of international cricket