'Best bowler in all formats': Maxwell names biggest threat for Australia in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India and Australia are all set to lock horns against each other in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series starting November this year. The five-match contest will take place in Australia, which will look to secure the bilateral trophy for the first time since 2016. The last four series between the two sides have been won by India. 

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Glenn Maxwell showers praise on Jasprit Bumrah

Ahead of the crucial contest, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has named Jasprit Bumrah as the biggest threat to Australia. Maxwell called Bumrah the best bowler across all three formats and said that the pacer will be difficult to navigate for Aussie batters during the Test series. 

“…And probably, more recently, Jasprit Bumrah . I was there in his first year of the IPL in 2013 at Mumbai and pretty much faced him every day in the nets. To see him evolve from a young, untapped talent to what he is now—the probably best bowler across all three formats—is a pretty amazing story,” Maxwell said. 

Maxwell also said Ashwin and Jadeja have often dictated the course of the game.

"I think that over a long period of time, having played against guys like Ashwin and Jadeja, those two seem to have always been the ones we've faced consistently, and the battles we've had with them have often dictated the outcome of the game," Maxwell told Star Sports.

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Maxwell, who no longer features in Australia’s Test cricket scheme of things, having played his last match in 2017, said the Aussies will have to nullify the senior Indian spinners.

The Ashwin-Jadeja combine has taken a whopping 821 wickets between then in 330 innings with 50 five-wicket hauls.

“If we play well against those two (Ashwin, Jadeja), we'll generally find ourselves in a better position compared to when they've had a field day and run through us.

“Those two guys have been there for most of my career, being of a similar age,” he added.

(With PTI inputs)