This Former Star Cricketer makes a bold prediction on India-Australia Test Series

India will enter the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as the favourites because they will be playing at home, but former South African JP Duminy predicts that Australia will defeat the hosts 2-1 in the eagerly awaited Test match. Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah, two of India’s important players, will be absent, but top all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will return to action following knee surgery.

On Thursday, the first Test will be played in Nagpur. “I believe the series will be very close, but I honestly believe Australia has a decent chance. They have undoubtedly been the team to beat “Duminy made this statement while coaching the Paarl Royals side in a virtual encounter sponsored by SA T20.

#India will go into the #BorderGavaskarTrophy as favourites but former South African star #JPDuminy says #Australia could trump the hosts 2-1 #INDvAUShttps://t.co/xdkXHcpsVp

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Usman Khawaja, the Australian left-hander who struck a career-high unbeaten 195 against South Africa in Sydney Test in January, would be his choice for Player-of-The-Series, according to him.

Duminy quickly added that one should never “write off” India in their home conditions.

The key for them would probably be (Ravichandran) Ashwin, who has a strong Test record for India. ” You must use your resources when it comes to Test cricket. Virat Kohli and (Cheteshwar) Pujara are two players that excel in Test cricket. They consistently produce runs. Those men have an opportunity to contribute.

Suryakumar Yadav, known as “Mr. 360” in India, has been playing amazing T20 cricket and is a member of the Test squad.

When asked if he’s ready for his Test debut, Duminy responded: “He’s probably one of India’s most exciting players right now. As a nation, you must choose the style of cricket you will play based on how Test cricket is progressing. And if it has an offensive mentality, he definitely becomes a possibility.” The question of whether India should play to their advantages and train rank-turners for the next four-Test series has already generated discussion. Duminy believes that using your advantage is entirely reasonable.

The benefit of having a home series is that you have the chance to use this to your benefit. Why wouldn’t you? To believe that you wouldn’t wish to use those (rank-turners) to your advantage would be absurd.