Watch: Glenn Maxwell predicts two Indians who could play huge role in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell recently opened up on the potential game-changers for the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Maxwell believes that the focus will be on India's spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja.

Maxwell emphasised that Ashwin and Jadeja have played a huge role in past India-Australia encounters. With a combined tally of 821 wickets in 330 innings, including 50 five-wicket hauls, their performance has helped India achieve immense success in the red-ball format.

"I think that over a long period, 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 said while speaking on Star Sports. 

India has had recent success in Australia, securing victories in their last two tours in 2018-19 and 2020-21. To clinch another series, the spin duo's performance could prove critical. 

"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.

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Jasprit Bumrah is probably best bowler across all three formats: Glenn Maxwell 

The Melbourne-born also heaped huge praises for India's pace spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah. Talking about Bumrah's early days in the IPL, Maxwell acknowledged the pacer's growth. 

"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 concluded.