NEW DELHI: The Check sequence between India and Australia was formally named the Border-Gavaskar Trophy sequence when India and Australia performed a one-off Check on the Kotla in Delhi in October 1996.
Named after the legendary cricketers Sunil Gavaskar of India and Allan Border of Australia, the Check sequence has grown into immense proportions redefining careers of cricketers from each the cricketers.
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Be it the legendary battles between Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath, or the 2001 Kolkata Check the place VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid turned the match and the sequence on its head with an epic partnerships, or Virat Kohli changing into a legend with some heroic performances on Australia soil, India-Australia Check sequence have usually made historical past.
India have received the final two Check sequence in Australia and at the moment are eyeing their third successive Check sequence win Down Below.
Speaking to 7Cricket, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar shared an attention-grabbing anecdote about his rivalry he has had with Allan Border over time.
Gavaskar was requested if the depth may be very a lot there between him and Border regardless of their fantastic friendship over time.
Gavaskar replies with a smile, “Effectively, as a result of he is (Border) obtained me out, that is the issue. You see, he is obtained me out. I by no means obtained an opportunity to bowl to him. If I obtained an opportunity to bowl to him and get him out it may need been completely different. However you realize he is just a little, you realize, issues that you realize, used to return in and do that and bowl. And might you think about he obtained one ball to show, and I performed that down the improper line, prime edge and I used to be out.”
In 20 Check matches towards India, Border took four wickets and certainly one of them was Gavaskar.
Gavaskar continues, “So you realize, I’m reminded of it each time I stumble upon him. He comes and says ‘Whats up Bunny, how are you?’ What do I say to that?”
For the file, Border was the second batsman on the planet to succeed in the landmark of 10,000 runs in Check cricket in 1993 after Gavaskar, who had achieved the feat in 1987.
