India Australia Series

India v Australia is special: Gilchrist

Gilchrist said if the Ashes has the long history of a famous rivalry, the competition between Australia and India has evolved into its own special status.

“It has been a fantastic series in the past 10 to 12 years whenever the two teams have locked horns. It has lived up to the tag of an iconic series. As far as history goes the Ashes are important but this (India vs Australia) has its own status,” he said.

Gilchrist predicted the upcoming India-Australia Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy would be a hard fought one though the visiting side is “relatively inexperienced”.

“The (Australian) team this time is relatively inexperienced but it does not mean they don’t know the conditions here. They should do well,” said Gilchrist who was in the city as a brand ambassador for the Australian Wollongong University.

“Cricket Australia has been sending A teams and other teams to India over the years purely to allow cricketers gain experience about conditions here.”

“India though would be a tough opponent since they are one of the most experienced teams in world cricket with an exciting fast bowling attack and an experienced batting line-up,” said Gilchrist who retired early this year after playing 96 Tests.

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