Saino Zachariah
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has garnered greater interest among fans in the last decade due to several factors, which also coincided with India’s back-to-back wins on their tour Down Under, stunning Australia.
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The Aussies who had for long established dominance over Indians, particularly in red-ball cricket and on home soil, were finally put to their biggest test by a squad of players led by young Virat Kohli back in 2018/19, who took the challenge and the viciousness to Australia.
After wins in the 2018/19 and 2020/21 BGT tours, India would have been quietly confident coming into this series, however, New Zealand produced a magnificent upset by whitewashing the Men in Blue 3-0 in the subcontinent.
Despite the ups and downs for both sides, the first three Tests in the five-match series, is currently tied, with the sides level 1-1 in the series.
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India won the opening Test at Perth under the leadership of stand-in-captain Jasprit Bumrah while Australia, not surprisingly, exerted their dominance in the pink-ball Tests at Adelaide.
Both teams will take positives from the draw at the Gabba, Brisbane, (called-off due to rain on Day 5) while an entertaining climax to the series awaits both sides at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
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The BGT 2024/25 Test series which started on November 22, 2024, has seen record-breaking increase in viewership numbers from the last 2020 edition, held in Australia.
The total viewers for the first two Tests at Perth and Adelaide of the ongoing series garnered over 86 million viewers for Cricket Australia’s broadcaster in India, Star Sports, which is a remarkable 55% increase.
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Consequently, the watch time has over the two Tests reached 12.8 billion minutes, which is a 75% increase from the 2020 edition.
Reportedly, the TV rating has also shot up by 32%.
(Source: Deccan Chronicle)
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Saino Zachariah is a content producer for The Sporting News’ India edition.
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