Australian Test captain Allan Border appreciated the Indian national cricket team captain for keeping Test cricket alive. However, Border has never been a fan of franchise cricket and is keen to give importance to the international game.
Border’s fondness for Kohli
Earlier this year Allan Border had told ABC about his disliking for franchise cricket. He had not liked the fact that T20 World Cup got postponed but IPL could go ahead. He had questioned, “[I’m] not happy with that. The world game should take precedence over local competition. So, the World T20, if that can’t go ahead, I don’t think the IPL can go ahead. I would question that decision it’s just a money grab, isn’t it, that one?”
However, he likes Virat Kohli who has been a constant part of the Indian Premier League for always speaking for Test cricket. He told Cricbuzz recently, “He [Kohli] is an antagonist and plays aggressively. It is up to players like Kohli and teams like India, England and Australia to keep Test cricket alive from the growing threat of franchise cricket,” he continued, “We were hoping his baby would be born in Australia so that we can claim him or her to be an Australian!”
Australia to win series says Border
The 65-year-old has absolute confidence on Australia of winning the home series against the Indian national cricket team. “Very confident of Australia’s chances, especially when playing in Australia,” Border said, as quoted by Cricbuzz. He opined, “The one thing that is in Australia’s favour is Virat Kohli playing only the first Test. I think that is a big ‘out’ for India. He is irreplaceable at the moment as a batsman and a leader. Should be 2-1 to Australia.”
India’s tour of Australia scheduled to begin on November 27 with limited-overs cricket. The teams will start playing the 4-match Border-Gavaskar Test series from December 17. While speaking about the current situation of the world, Border told, “I can’t imagine me being in a bubble. I don’t know how the players will be able to cope with moving from one bubble to another. More than physical fatigue, they will struggle with mental fatigue.
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