If Team India loses the series one-sidedly… Why did the Australian legend say this before the Sydney Test?

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|02-01-2025

4 matches have ended in Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The Indian team is currently trailing 1-2 in the series. But now only one match is left, which will be played in Sydney. If Team India loses in this also or the match is drawn then it will lose the trophy after 8 years. Before the final match to be held from January 3, Australian legend Glenn McGrath has said a big thing about this. He believes that Team India would have faced a one-sided and crushing defeat in this series. Only one person has kept India in the series so far.

What did McGrath say about Team India?

In fact, before the final match between India and Australia, Glenn McGrath also declared himself a big fan of Bumrah and praised him a lot.

He said that 'Bumrah is playing a tremendous role for Team India. What he does in the match is quite special. Without him this series would have been one-sided. There is no doubt that Bumrah is a class bowler. He is unique. His bowling action is such that you don't teach it to young players. But he has adapted to it and found his own way.

McGrath told that he met Bumrah when he was very young. Now he has become an incredible player. He further said that 'they are being managed very well.

His statistics are tremendous. I am a big fan of his. Let us tell you that in the current series, Bumrah has already taken 30 wickets in 4 matches. Be it new ball or old ball, whenever he got the ball, he brought success to the Indian team. First won the Perth Test and then saved us from crushing defeat in every match.

Sydney Test will be named after McGrath

Everything is going to look rosy during the Sydney Test between India and Australia. Sydney stadium will be painted in slavery colors. The names and numbers on the jerseys of Australian players will also be written in pink colour.

That is why it is also called pink test. The reason for this is Glenn McGrath. Actually, Glenn McGrath's wife Jane McGrath died of breast cancer in 2008. After this, from the year 2009, Australia plays the first Test of the year as Pink Test in his memory.

This match is held to raise awareness and funding against breast cancer. McGrath established the McGrath Foundation in memory of his late wife. His foundation helps breast cancer patients. Whatever income will be earned from the last match of the series between India and Australia will go to McGrath's foundation.

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