{"id":334803,"date":"2025-12-22T16:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=334803"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T06:34:56","slug":"the-border-gavaskar-trophy-or-the-ashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=334803","title":{"rendered":"The Border\u2013Gavaskar Trophy or The Ashes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BGT series is undoubtedly the most competitive series in this modern era but please don&#8217;t put BGT on the same pedestal or rate it higher than Ashes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will never be bigger than the Ashes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Border\u2013Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series played between India and Australia. 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