The entire cricket world is eagerly waiting for the much-anticipated four-match IND vs AUS Test series. The series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is scheduled to get underway next week (February 9) in Nagpur.
Australia and India are two of the best Test sides in the world at the moment and the series promises to be a cracking one. The upcoming series will be Australia’s first Test series in India since 2017. The last time they had visited India for a Test series, it had turned out to be a remarkable one.
The India-Australia rivalry is arguably the best rivalry the game has offered in recent years. With both the teams in dominating form in Tests in recent times, one can say that the upcoming IND vs AUS series is set to live up to the expectations.
Australia and India are currently ranked No.1 and 2 respectively in both the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings and the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023 cycle.
So as both the teams gear up for the much-awaited series, we are taking a look at how they have fared against each other in Tests.
IND vs AUS 2023: India vs Australia head-to-head record:
The IND vs AUS rivalry began way back in 1947-48 season. On the other hand, the teams first played a Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 1996-97.
India and Australia have played in 27 Test series since their first meeting in 1947-48. As of now, Australia have the upper hand in this rivalry. While the team from Down Under has won 12 of the 27 Tests series, India have emerged victorious in 10 of them.
India, however, have the upper hand in the series that have played in their own backyard. India have hosted Australia in 14 Test series and have won 8 of them compared to the visitors’ 4 series wins.
In recent years, India have been the dominant side by a good margin. So far, eight editions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy have been played in India and the hosts have won 7 of them while losing just 1. In those 8 series, India have won 16 of the 25 Tests while Australia have won only 5.
Here is the overall India v Australia head-to-head record:
Total IND vs AUS Test matches played: 102
Won by Australia : 43 (42.15 percent)
Won by India: 30 (29.41 percent)
Drawn: 28
Tied: 1
Here are the squads for the upcoming IND vs AUS series
India’s Test squad for the first two IND vs AUS Tests:
Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vc), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
Australia Test squad for IND vs AUS series:
Pat Cummins (captain), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
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