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India vs Australia, Border-Gavaskar Trophy: India will be travelling to Australia later this year for the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy and will be looking to win their third successive Test series there.

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is set to start on November 22 with the first Test scheduled to be played in Perth.

The action in the five-match series will then shift to Adelaide, where both teams will face each other in a pink-ball day-night Test at Adelaide Oval from December 6. The final three matches are scheduled to take place in Brisbane (December 14-18), Melbourne (December 26-30), and Sydney (January 3-7).

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Even though there is still time for the series to start, the build-up has begun with former players and experts sharing their take on the all-important series.

Amid all the predictions, star Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has sent a warning to the Pat Cummins-led Australian team by saying that India will start the series as the favourites.

“Favourites toh hum hi hai, chinta unhe honi chahiye (We are the favourites; they should be worried),” Shami was quoted as saying by PTI on Saturday.

Shami was a part of the India squad that toured Australia for the Test series played in 2020-21 series but was ruled out after picking up a hand injury in the first Test.

After witnessing an embarrassing defeat in the Adelaide Test, a young Indian team bounced back in Melbourne and went on to clinch the series despite setbacks with injuries to multiple key players.

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Shami has been out of action with an ankle injury since the ODI World Cup 2023 where he picked up 24 wickets in seven matches.

The 34-year-old pacer, who has 229 wickets to his name in 64 Tests played so far, said he is trying to make a comeback as soon as possible and hinted that he may play a few Ranji Trophy matches returning to the national team.