It will be 50-50 in Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Australia captain Pat Cummins, hopeful to 'make amends'

Australia last won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) in 2014-15, when they hosted India in a four-match Test series. Ahead of the 2024/25 BG Trophy at home, Test captain Pat Cummins feels 'it will be 50-50' between arch-rivals India and Australia. The pacer is, however, desperate for Australia to 'make amends' this time around after the past mistakes in the last few BG series.

Cummins told Star Sports, "The most recent Test match was, of course, the World Test Championship in neutral conditions, and we came out on top in that match. It's always fiercely competitive, and it always feels like it's 50-50. I'm 10 out of 10 excited for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy."

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The onus is on Australia as they have lost their last two Test home series versus India, and also lost an equal number of series on Indian soil since their last won the trophy in 2014-15.

In this regard, Cummins said, "The last two series here in Australia, we haven't been successful, so it's been a long time. Hopefully, it's time to make amends. You know, we've played them plenty of times where they've beaten us, but we've also had plenty of wins against them as well, which we'll draw confidence from."

The 2024/25 BG Trophy commences on November 22 in Perth. This time around, it will be a five-match series between the two heavyweights, including a day-night affair in Adelaide.