The long-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy is all set to begin with the first Test game starting on 22 November in Perth, and India and Australia will play a five-match series that fans are eagerly waiting for. A Special Promo Featuring Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting 7CRICKET PROMO FOR BORDER GAVASKAR TROPHY. 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/AM0bm3GCa5 — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 19, 2024 The tournament's much-awaited promotion featured cricketing great Sunil Gavaskar along with former Australian captain Ricky Ponting. In that video, Gavaskar talks about the love for the game in India, saying cricket is something that the whole country loves dearly and nurtures. Then Ponting was allowed to speak about cricket in Australia, where cricket and the competitive spirit are nurtured so beautifully. Also Read | Watch: Virat Kohli Picks His Favorite Test Century in Australia Australia's Recent Dominance Australia had the upper hand over India in a number of encounters, with specific dominance in ICC tournaments. Last year, Australia won against India in both World Test Championship final and the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup on November 19, 2023. With both the teams being in great form, cricketing enthusiasts were looking forward to see how they would fare in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Schedule for Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 First Match: November 22-26, Perth Second Match: December 6-10, Adelaide Oval (Day-Night) Third Match: December 14-18, Gabba Fourth Match: December 26-30, Melbourne Fifth Match: January 3-7, Sydney Squads of Both the Teams Australia (1st Test): Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc India: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar