Border Gavaskar Trophy News

Former Australia cricketer and Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach Simon Katich said Virat Kohli "somewhat" tarnished his reputation during the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy tour. He was referring to Kohli shoulder barging Sam Konstas in the Boxing Day Test and making a sandpaper gesture during the Sydney Test. "There was no need for that," Katich said.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said ex-India captain Virat Kohli is "making it too hard to enjoy", adding that he should take a break from cricket. "He's trying so hard that actually makes batting harder. The harder you try sometimes with batting, the less success you're going to have," he added. Kohli scored 190 runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke criticised Cricket Australia (CA) for deciding not to include ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy award ceremony, saying that CA "missed a trick". He added, "Both Gavaskar and Allan Border were there. No matter who won, in my opinion...they both should have presented the trophy." "It doesn't make sense to me," Clarke stated.

Former India batter Mohammad Kaif said Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir hasn't reached the stage where he could tell ex-captain Virat Kohli, "Boss, you do this." "Gambhir would need more time. But he hasn't been on the top of his game tactically," he added. Kaif further stated that Gambhir has been "lagging behind".

Ex-India batter Manoj Tiwary called Team India head coach Gautam Gambhir a "hypocrite" after Australia defeated India 3-1 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. "Gambhir doesn't do what he says," he added. "How will Rohit Sharma and Gambhir work together? Rohit is a World Cup-winning captain while Gambhir led KKR to IPL titles both as a captain and mentor," Tiwary stated.

Ex-India cricketer Ravi Shastri said Australia's 19-year-old batter Sam Konstas was like "a cat on a hot tin roof" in the recently concluded India-Australia Test series (Border-Gavaskar Trophy). "I think it was more the exuberance of youth," he stated. Notably, Konstas was involved in shoulder-barging incident with Virat Kohli and verbal fight with Jasprit Bumrah in the series.

Ex-India cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin said wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant got hit everywhere on the body and scored 40(98) in India's first innings in Sydney Test against Australia but "it will be the least spoken innings of Pant". "It is very unfair," he stated. Ashwin added people forgot his knock and praised him for his knock of 61(33) in India's second innings.

Manoj Tiwary said it was Rohit Sharma's decision not to play in the Sydney Test against Australia in the recently concluded series and head coach Gautam Gambhir can't drop him. "Rohit should have played in Sydney because he was the captain," he stated. Rohit had said he decided not to play in the game as he wasn't in form.

Ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar said India should reduce squad size for upcoming Test tour of England and carrying a squad of over 16 players will indicate that the selectors are "unsure". He stated that the Indian cap should not be given "just like that". Notably, India carried a squad of 19 players in the recently concluded Test series against Australia.

Ex-Australia wicketkeeper-batter Adam Gilchrist said former Team India captain Virat Kohli is an all-rounder package and brings eyeballs to the game. Gilchrist rated Kohli's performance in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy as 7.5 out of 10. "I’m gonna give him a 7/10 for the entertainment that Virat Kohli brings [to the series], " former England captain Michael Vaughan said.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said that he was surprised the way ex-India captain Virat Kohli batted throughout the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2025 after scoring a hundred in the first Test at Perth. "He struggled before that but I thought after...Perth, it'll be a big series for him," Ganguly added. Kohli scored 190 runs in the five-match Test series.

India batter Shubman Gill, talking about India's recent 1-3 loss in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, said, "One series doesn't define the form of the whole team." "Definitely, we didn't play as per our expectations in the Australian series, but still, we played some good cricket," he added. Gill has been named the vice-captain for the three ODIs against England.

Australia opener Nathan McSweeney opened up about facing India fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. "Tough work is probably an understatement. Bumrah is an incredible bowler," he said. The 26-year-old added, "I was probably naive going into it, never faced him before and (thinking) he would be fine." Notably, Bumrah was the leading wicket-taker in the series.

Team India spinner Kuldeep Yadav opened up about their loss to Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, saying there was a lot of media attention. "The BCCI got strict as well. You've to be on your toes every series, and that's how it works here in India," he added. Notably, Virat Kohli recently expressed his dissatisfaction with the stricter SOPs.

India captain Rohit Sharma revealed the reason behind dropping himself in the Sydney Test against Australia in Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this year. "I wasn't hitting the ball well - we somehow wanted Shubman Gill to play...I spoke to the coach, the selector...You try to put the team first and what team wants, make the decision accordingly," Rohit said.