Strategy Is More Focused On Newer Indian Players In BGT: Hazlewood

Strategy is more focused on newer Indian players in BGT: Hazlewood (Image Source: IANS)

Great Barrier Reef Arena: Australia fast-bowler Josh Hazlewood has said that his team’s strategy for this year’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be focused more towards the newer players in the Indian team who they haven’t played much against in Test cricket.

"The strategy is probably more focused on the newer players we haven't played much Test cricket against, like Jaiswal and even Shubman Gill, who we've only faced a few times. We've played against Virat, Rohit, and others for years, so we know what to do,” said Hazlewood to Star Sports.

The 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy will see India and Australia play Test matches in Perth, Adelaide (pink-ball match), Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney from November 22 to January 7, 2025. India has won Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia the last two times it was played here in 2018/19 and 2020/21.

Hazlewood, who was a member of the Australian team winning 2014/15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy on home soil, feels the execution of plans is another focus point for Australia in the longer format.

“The plan doesn't really change that often. It's about the basics -- doing them well and for a long time. We usually find that, 9 out of 10 times, Test cricket comes back to that Plan A. You adapt to conditions and change things throughout the day or innings, but most of the time, it's about executing that plan."

Hazlewood, who was a member of the Australian team winning 2014/15 Border-Gavaskar Trophy on home soil, feels the execution of plans is another focus point for Australia in the longer format.

Article Source: IANS