Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir has stated that the India vs Australia Rivalry has taken over the rivalry between India and Pakistan.
India and Australia have become one of the best teams in international cricket in recent years with their performances. The India vs Australia final of the ODI World Cup 2023 broke all viewership records and became the most-watched ICC match of all time. The India-Australia rivalry has become more popular than the India-Pakistan rivalry in recent years.
The rivalry between India and Pakistan has topped the ratings charts over the years and no fan in the country wants to miss the match. Both nations do not appear playing in the bilateral series and only appear in the Asia Cup and ICC events.
On the other hand, Australia He has also become one of India’s biggest competitors across all formats in recent years and has also attracted many fans to watch the rivalry.
According to Gautam Gambhir, the Indian cricket team has dominated against Pakistan whenever both teams have played each other recently, while today every cricket fan believes that the real rivalry in cricket is between India and Australia.
Gautam Gambhir opens up about India-Australia cricket rivalry
Gautam Gambhir said on Hotstar (quoted by India Today): “Pakistan has dominated India many times. Currently, if you look at the level of both teams, India is far superior to Pakistan in all three formats. If Pakistan beats India, it is a surprise, if India beats Pakistan, it is a very given.”
“India and Australia, from a cricketing point of view, are an important rivalry. If you ask a cricket fan what the real rivalry is, they will also tell you India and Australia.”
India has defeated Australia twice in the Test series on home soil in the last five years and won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Indian team lost to Australia in the final of the 2023 World Test Championship and also in the final of the 2023 ODI World Cup.
However, if we talk about bilateral white-ball series, the Indian team has always been in command and played well against the Australians.
India recorded a six-wicket win against Australia in their first match of the ODI World Cup 2023 and were also favorites to win in the final. However, it was Australia who played better and were able to win the match.
India is currently in South Africa and won the three-match ODI series against the Proteas by 2-1. The Indian team recently lost the first Test against the Proteas in a dominant style by an innings and 32 runs. India will want to win the second Test in Cape Town from January 3 if they want to tie the Test series.
India failed in Centurion and were decimated by South Africa in all departments. The Indian team is yet to win a Test series in South Africa and will have to wait for another tour if they want to fulfill the dream.