NEW DELHI: Forward of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, Corridor of Famer Ricky Ponting has likened the Australia-India rivalry to the long-lasting Ashes, describing it as some of the anticipated battles in world cricket.
The primary Check of the much-awaited sequence shall be held at Perth’s Optus Stadium, beginning on November 22.
Ponting, a former Australian skipper, has inspired each groups to uphold a aggressive but honest method all through the sequence.
“Australia-England, with the historical past of the Ashes, however Australia-India shouldn’t be far behind that and it is constructed up over an extended interval. I feel all of us sit up for these kinds of battles. As a previous participant, as a commentator, I wish to see these two groups go on the market and play exhausting and honest after which see who’s left standing on the finish of the following 5 video games,” Ponting stated on a current episode of the ICC Assessment.
Commenting on the depth and banter that followers can anticipate through the sequence, Ponting predicted a hard-fought contest.
“I do not know if spice is the correct phrase, however I anticipate the sport to be performed kind of virtually on the sting, if you happen to like, with two of the perfect groups on this planet not wanting to provide an inch to one another.
“Not wanting to provide an inch to the opposition, not eager to lose a single contest by way of the course of these entire 5 Check matches,” the World Cup-winning captain stated.
Highlighting the rivalry’s international significance, Ponting remarked:
“That is the great thing about these nice rivalries in world sport. Australia-India in a Check match now’s as massive a rivalry as there may be in world sport, not simply cricket,” the 49-year-old added.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will start in Perth on November 22, adopted by a day-night Check in Adelaide from December 6 to 10.
The third Check is scheduled for The Gabba in Brisbane from December 14 to 18.
The standard Boxing Day Check will happen on the Melbourne Cricket Floor from December 26 to 30, with the sequence concluding on the Sydney Cricket Floor from January three to 7.
