NEW SEASON, OLD CHALLENGE
The Morning Standard|September 15, 2024
T is that time of the year again.
Gomesh S
NEW SEASON, OLD CHALLENGE
  • From the two-Test series against Bangladesh to the World Test Championship final, India men, under captain Rohit and coach Gambhir, have a packed year ahead with two ICC titles & a Border-Gavaskar Trophy to play for. Gomesh S takes a look at the schedule, challenges & more...

After five months of white-ball bonanza in which India went to win an ICC Trophy for the first time in 11 years, Rohit From the two-Test series against Bangladesh to the World Test Championship final, India men, under captain Rohit and coach Gambhir, have a packed year ahead with two ICC titles & a Border-Gavaskar Trophy to play for. Gomesh S takes a look at the schedule, challenges & more...

Sharma and his men take a fresh guard for the longest format. A new season, with a new head coach in Gautam Gambhir, that has five Tests at home, followed by five Down Under before culminating in two ICC events the Champions Trophy and the World Test Championship final at Lord's.

There is a sense of unquestionable excitement in the air. It is always the case at the start of a new season that is packed with red-ball cricket. This one begins in Chennai, where the team is already settled in and training, against Bangladesh on Thursday. Two Tests against Bangladesh, three more against New Zealand before travelling to Australia is a schedule that gives butterflies, and the buildup to the season is brimming with anticipation and thrill.

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