Playing at house, India will go into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as favourites however former South African star JP Duminy says Australia might trump the hosts 2-1 within the a lot anticipated Test rubber. India shall be with out two of its key gamers in Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah, however premier all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja shall be again to the motion after a knee surgical procedure. The Test collection will start on Thursday in Nagpur.

“I see it as a very close series, but I genuinely think that Australia stand a good chance. They certainly have been the team to beat,” Duminy stated throughout a digital interplay, facilitated by SA T20, the place he coaches Paarl Royals workforce.

“I really feel it could be 2-1 to Australia and for me the Player-of-The-Series can be Usman Khawaja,” he stated of the Australian left-hander, who hit a career-best unbeaten 195 towards South Africa in Sydney Test in January.

Duminy was fast so as to add that one can by no means “write off” India of their house circumstances. “You think about (Ravichandran) Ashwin who has a prolific Test record in India, he’s probably going to be the key for them.” “When it comes to Test cricket, you have got to utilise your resources. Guys like (Cheteshwar) Pujara, Virat Kohli who are prolific in Test cricket. They churn out runs after runs. It’s an opportunity for those guys to step up.

India’s ‘Mr 360’, Suryakumar Yadav has been in sensational form in T20 format and is part of the Test squad.

Asked whether he’s primed for a Test debut, Duminy said: “Probably he is one of the vital thrilling gamers for India proper now. From the way in which Test cricket goes, as a rustic you should resolve what’s the line of cricket you’d be taking part in. And if it is of the attacking mindset, then he turns into an choice, actually.” There has already been a debate over whether India play to their strength and prepare rank-turners for the upcoming four-Test series. Duminy feels it’s absolutely fair to play to your advantage.

“That’s the fantastic thing about having a house collection. You have the chance to play to your benefit. Why would you not. It can be foolish to suppose that you wouldn’t wish to utilise that (rank-turners) in your favour.

“I certainly see that will be the case in the series. Whenever you travel to the Sub-continent that’s always something you face. You need to be able to prepare for that. If you want to be the best in the world, you have to be able to perform in all conditions,” he asserted.

Pandya can turn into an incredible participant for India throughout codecs

Ace India all-rounder Hardik Pandya is seen as a white-ball maverick however Duminy sees no cause why Pandya can’t turn into an all-format participant? “I’m always going to advocate all formats if the player has the ability to influence the game. I’ve played with him as well, and I think he has the ability to be a great player for India across all formats. I would certainly encourage him to do (play) all formats.”

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