COME SEE THE WONDER DOWN UNDER... AGAIN?

With the five Tests between India and Australia set to begin in Perth from Friday, Gomesh S talks to former selector Gandhi to find out what this Border-Gavaskar Trophy means, the challenges they have in front of them and more...

- Gomesh S

REMEMBER January 2021? If you are an Indian cricket fan or just a follower of the sport in general, you would.

An Indian team, filled with more players who started the tour as substitutes and net bowlers, had made the 4 AM alarms and spending half the morning in front of television sets and streaming sites all worth it. As much as there is always a sense of romance about getting up early in the day for an Australian summer, this was so much more. The Indian team.

breached the fortress that was The Gabba. They reiterated their dominance Down Under in an injury-ridden, Covid-striken Australian summer. So much so that the then head coach Ravi Shastri called it one of the greatest Test series ever.

Forty-seven months on, India are back in Australian shores.