New Delhi, Dec 7: Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist reckons the team, which remains injury-free, will go on to win the much-anticipated India-Australia series Down Under.
"It will be quite difficult to predict the result. I think both the teams are evenly matched, particularly when it comes to the batting department. On the bowling front, though, whichever team plays full strength and remains injury-free will go a long way in winning the series," Gilchrist said.
The former Aussie great had earlier mentioned that the series will provide India with an opportunity to register their first-ever victory in Australia as the hosts have been going through a transitional period.
His views were endorsed by Andrew Symonds who felt that India can put pressure on the young and inexperienced Australian bowling line-up to earn a favourable result.
"Indians can put pressure on the young Australian players. They have a good opportunity to beat Australia in their home country. I think there are good chances of India beating them," Symonds had suggested.
Gilchrist meanwhile said that the on-field rivalry between the teams was "gaining a bit of history" since Australia's series loss to hosts India in early 2001.
"It was one of the best Test series ever. It set a terrific rivalry between the teams. The build-up to the forthcoming series is exciting," the left-hander, one of the all-time best wicketkeeper-batsmen, revealed during a promotional event on Wednesday.
Gilchrist was all praise for off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, who was left out of the tour by the Indian selection committee, saying that he is a "unique character" and one who has a lot of appetite for making a fightback.
"Harbhajjan is a wonderful guy to play with. His fighting spirit is really admirable. I don't know the reasons why he was not picked but he will be definitely missed from the series," he said.
The cricketer, however, said the two spinners on tour -- Pragyan Ojha and Ravichandran Ashwin -- have set a high standard and felt that "they deserved their place in the team".
