Senior players advise young cricketers on transforming into better players after Australia series

Perth, A Test series against Australia is seen as a transformational experience by head coach Gautam Gambhir and some senior players. They believe that players return as better cricketers after facing the tough competition "Down Under". The young Indian players on their first tour to Australia will face a baptism of fire, with eight squad members yet to play a Test match on Australian soil. Players like Yashaswi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep, and Prasidh Krishna will have a lot to prove during the upcoming series starting on November 22. Veteran players like Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin, on their fifth Test tours, and Jasprit Bumrah, on his third red ball tour, will share their valuable experiences from past series to help guide the younger players.

"Gauti bhai had a chat with the boys just before we started, we had some of the senior boys as well," Nayar said in video posted by bcci.tv. on Thursday.

"Booms , Virat , Ash having a chat with the guys how first they came here as youngsters with a lot of seniors around and how they sort of felt that once you finish an Australia series you go back a better cricketer."

"I think the young boys are very keen, raring to go and hopefully make a name for themsleves bu the end of this tour.

"It's one of the toughest challenges for an Indian cricketer coming here and overcoming it, Nayar added.

Bowling coach Morne Morkel described the series as "a showpiece on the international calendar" and predicted that both teams would go hard at each other in every session.

"I think it's a showpiece on the international calendar since it's going to be teams that not going to give anybody an inch or a sniff and it is going to be hard-fought sessions," Morkel said

"I'm hopeful for the five Test matches is hard. Five days of cricket when you sit after the day's play and you take your shoes off and say 'Listen, I have given it all'," he added.

Since 2014-15, Australia have not been able to lay their hands on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, with India winning four consecutive series including the historic triumphs Down Under in 2018-19 and 2020-21.

India remain the only Asian nation to beat the Australia at their backyard in a Test series.

They are the only team Australia have failed to defeat in their last 16 Test series.

"It's become a big part of Indian cricket to come here and do well. It's obviously a very proud moment that India won here twice in the last two times as well as winning it in India," assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said.

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