There have been two Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25 Test matches. Now, from December 14 to 18, Australia and India will play their third Test match in Brisbane. Prior to this, the debate over Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul’s batting order had gotten more heated. A video featuring Matthew Hayden and Sunil Gavaskar in this conversation is going viral. In this video, Matthew Hayden discusses opening by referring to Rahul Dravid rather than KL Rahul. Sunil Gavaskar then hilariously corrects this error.
Gavaskar-Hayden’s circulating rumors
The debate over the third test’s approach has heated up after the delayed test’s failure. A humorous event involving Sunil Gavaskar and Matthew Hayden’s Star Sports chat is making waves during this argument. For the third test, Sunil Gavaskar backed sending Rohit to open again. “Rohit enjoys playing with the new ball,” he stated. Rahul should be sent to number six to face the second new ball. I believe India will perform so well in the upcoming game that Rahul will be given this chance.”
KL Rahul should keep opening, according to Matthew Hayden. However, he adopted the name “Rahul Dravid” by mistake. “Technically, Rahul Dravid is perfectly correct,” he stated. He simply needs to spend a lot of time at the crease. In response to Matthew Hayden’s error, Sunil Gavaskar joked right away, “I wish it had been Rahul Dravid. However, we are now discussing KL Rahul.
When Matthew Hayden realized his error, he chuckled and said he was sorry. “I apologize; I was thinking about Rahul Dravid’s 2003–04 innings, in which he beat us in Adelaide,” he stated. I still have nightmares about that.
The historic innings of Dravid
It is important to remember Rahul Dravid’s historic 233-run innings in Adelaide in 2003–04. He and VVS Laxman had a 303-run partnership, which helped India win in Australia for the first time.