Gilchrist also backed Australia to win back the Border-Gavaskar Trophy when India tour Australia later in 2024.

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Sunil Gavaskar praised Shane Warne's impact on cricket but said that the Australian was not the greatest spinner of all time.

Ahead of the start of play, India and Sri Lanka players observed a minute of silence and were also seen donning black armbands for Shane Warne and Rod Marsh.

Nicknamed "Iron Gloves", Rod Marsh also played 92 ODIs and as a dashing left-hander was the first Australian wicketkeeper to score a Test century against Pakistan in 1982.

The 74-year-old, who played 96 Tests and was later a long-time national selector, had been in an induced coma and passed away at a hospital in Adelaide.

Australia wicket-keeping legend Rodney Marsh, who remains in an induced coma after suffering a heart attack last week, has been flown to a city hospital from Bundaberg in a "critical but stable condition."

Australian cricket great Rodney Marsh was "in the fight of his life" Monday after being placed in an induced coma following a major heart attack last week, his family said.

The 74-year-old Marsh suffered the heart attack on the way to a charity event at Bundaberg in Queensland. He was rushed to the hospital by the organisers of the Bulls Masters charity event.

Chairman of selectors Rod Marsh admits Australia's huge win at the Lord's in the second Test had made Michael Clarke's men complacent and that led to their failure to win the Ashes in England once again.