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The India-Australia cricketing rivalry has become more entertaining and thrilling in the past few years, with the former stepping up to the challenge and giving the latter a hard time across formats, besides engaging in series-winning outcomes. It has become even more intense in Test cricket, as the Indians have defeated the Australian in the last three editions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, besides being the record 10-time holder of the title. Moreover, India is the only Asian side to win a Test series in Australia, besides doing it in consecutive instances. Meanwhile, former Australian swing great Glenn McGrath has still backed India as the ultimate challenge for the Aussies.
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"I think with IPL, many players have been over here [in India] regularly and have hence experienced the conditions. The current Australian team, evident from their showings in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, is starting to understand better how to play on subcontinent wickets. That being said, India is still the ultimate challenge. I think they're up for it," added McGrath.
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"You still will need to look to take wickets with the new ball. Then once it gets softer, you'll have to ask yourself, 'how can I stop the opposition from scoring?'. You could probably bowl a bit straighter, have more of a ring field and make it hard for the batters to score. It's just about having clear plans, but then being able to execute those plans for long periods," concluded McGrath.