When the Border-Gavaskar Trophy began in 1996, Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar were the only batters with over 10,000 Test runs. It was not a full fledged series but a one-off Test that began the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 1996.

Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar believes Virat Kohli's hunger for runs, coupled with his impressive track record in Australia, will be crucial as he aims to overcome his recent struggles. Kohli's performance will be closely watched as Australia prepares to test him with targeted strategies aimed at exploiting any perceived weaknesses.

Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has backed Virat Kohli to deliver with the bat in Australia, where he has previously dominated, amid his lean patch ahead of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

As the series approaches, all eyes will be on Kohli, who will look to bounce back with his trademark resilience and continue his fine record in Australia

Despite Virat Kohli's recent struggles in Test cricket, Sunil Gavaskar believes the star batsman will excel in the upcoming series against Australia. Gavaskar highlighted Kohli's impressive record in Australia and his hunger to perform after a lean patch.

This year, he has averaged only 22.72 across six Tests, and in the three games against New Zealand, he could manage only 93 runs.

Former Indian opener Sunil Gavaskar feels out-of-form Virat Kohli will be 'very, very hungry' for runs in the upcoming marquee series, which gets underway on Nov 22 (Friday) in Perth.