Australia legendary speedster Mitchell Starc opened up on his battle with former India captain Virat Kohli ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. Starc said that he enjoyed his battle with Kohli because they have played a lot of cricket together. Kohli and Starc played 13 Test matches against each other on Australian soil where the Indian batter scored 236 runs in 394 balls while facing Starc. The Australian pacer picked up his wicket for four times in their home ground.
Team India will now travel to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 and the Rohit Sharma-led side will look to win the series to register their third consecutive Test series win on Australian soil. If team India manages to do that they will become the first team to register a hat trick win in Australia.
"I enjoy my battles with Virat Kohli, it's because we've played a lot of cricket against one another," Starc told Star Sports.
"I always have some good battles. I've managed to get him out once or twice and he's no doubt scored a fair few runs against me so it's always a good contest and one we both enjoy."
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Kohli have recently joined the Indian squad for the upcoming two-Test match series against Bangladesh which is scheduled to start from September 19. Rohit Sharma-led squad is currently in MA Chinnswamy Stadium in Chennai where they will play the first Test match. After this the Men in Blue will travel to Kanpur for the second Test match.
After the Bangladesh series, Team India will host New Zealand for the three Test match series scheduled to be played in October before the Test series against Australia. In total India will play 10 Test matches till January.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 schedule
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will kick off on November 22 at Optus Stadium in Perth. The series will feature a day-night Test in Adelaide on December 6th. The remaining matches will be played at the Gabba in Brisbane (December 14th), Melbourne Cricket Ground (December 26th), and Sydney (January 3).
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