Michael Vaughan, Jaffer, Irfan Pathan Statement on India Lose BGT 2024: Indian fans are disappointed after Team India’s defeat in the Border-Gavaskar series. Team India had instilled hope in the hearts of the fans by starting with a historic win against Australia in the Parth Test after 16 years. But they say that the thing from which you expect more hurts the heart, something similar happened with the fans of India. After Australia secured a 3-1 win over India and won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade, former cricketers shared their views on the series and described the series result as cricket of the highest quality.
After a 6-wicket win over India in the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Test, Australia also booked their place in the final to be held at Lord’s in June. The win took Australia to 63.73 per cent of possible points, leaving India (50.00 per cent of possible points) behind for a place in their final Test match of the cycle.
Former Indian cricketer Wasim Jaffer (WasimJaffer Statement on India Lose BGT 2024) wrote on “It’s because of how much this trophy means to the players and how much they want to win it. It’s the best performance for cricket. Congratulations, Australia deserves to be crowned champions.”
Rarely do iconic series live up to expectations, BGT is an exception that exceeds expectations every time. It is solely due to how much this trophy means to the players and how badly they want to win. The result is a cricketing spectacle of the highest order. Congratulations…
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) January 5, 2025
India’s senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja have failed to show magic with their bat and Jasprit Bumrah has been the lone warrior for India in the entire series. However, Bumrah, who was named Player of the Series for taking 32 wickets, missed Australia’s second batting innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground due to back spasms and was replaced by Mohammed Siraj who shared the new ball with Prasidh Krishna. , who took three wickets in defense of 161 runs.
Cricket Australia (Cricket Australia on Jasprit Bumrah) posted on X, “He proved to be devastating for the batsmen many times, so it is no surprise that Jasprit Bumrah was chosen as the Player of the Series.” For Australia, Scott Boland received the Player of the Match award for his figures of 10-76, which also included six wickets in the second innings.
He was devastating at times, so it’s no surprise to see Jasprit Bumrah named the NRMA Insurance Player of the Series. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/7qFlYcjD2d
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 5, 2025
Irfan Pathan (Irfan Pathan Statement on Team India Lose BGT 2024) said on X, “The senior batsmen have definitely disappointed Team India, but if you look deeper, the first change seamer has been the biggest difference between the two teams. Is.” Pathan said in another post, “It would be unfair not to appreciate the huge effort made by Jasprit Bumrah on the field. He gave his best.” He said, “Australia was better than us in all departments. Congratulations.”
Time to shift the spotlight! #IrfanPathan calls for an end to the superstar culture, emphasizing the importance of building a strong team-first mentality in Indian cricket💬🇮🇳#AUSvINDOnStar #ToughestRivalry #WTC #WorldTestChampionship pic.twitter.com/YQ6TKJUXe4
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) January 5, 2025
Former England captain Michael Vaughan (Michael Vaughan on Team India Lose BGT Series vs AUS) in his cheeky manner congratulated Australia for the series victory. “Thank you to all my Indian supporters who congratulated me on predicting Australia’s 3-1 series win… especially those who were so excited after India led 1-0.” Vaughan said, “Great scene at the SCG. A great series completed. The best team won. The Australian team knew how to win in important moments. It was a pleasure to broadcast.”
Great scenes at the SCG .. An amazing series comes to completion .. The best team won .. The Aussies knew how to win the key moments .. been a pleasure to broadcast .. @FoxCricket #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/8WWsoWYpOu
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 5, 2025
English umpire Richard Kettleborough (Richard Kettleborough Statement on AUS win BGT 2024) called Australia’s victory a great comeback. “You are witnessing the “biggest comeback” of the Australian team since they lost 4 BGTs since 2015. Beau Webster finished the match brilliantly and Australia lifted the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after 10 years. “This seems like a bigger thing than the Ashes.”
Cummins-led Australia will face Temba Bavuma’s South Africa in the WTC final at Lord’s on June 11, with the Proteas ending their finals qualification campaign with a thrilling two-wicket win in the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.
(With IANS inputs)
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