B) The previous Test records of India vs Australia in India
| Comparison subjects | India | Australia |
| Highest total in an innings | 657/7 decl. at Kolkata in 2001 | 577 at Delhi in 2008 |
| Lowest total in an innings | 104 at Mumbai in 2004 | 93 at Mumbai in 2004 |
| Largest victory (by an innings) | Innings & 219 runs at Kolkata in 1998 | Innings & 127 runs at Delhi in 1959 |
| Largest victory (by runs) | 320 runs at Mohali in 2008 | 342 runs at Nagpur in 2004 |
| Largest victory (by wickets) | 8 wickets at Chennai in 2013 | 10 wickets (twice) at Kolkata in 1969 and at Mumbai in 2001 |
| Most runs scored (in career) | 1,821 runs by Sachin Tendulkar (36 innings) | 1,027 runs by Matthew Hayden (22 innings) |
| Most runs scored in a series | 518 runs by Gundappa Viswanath (8 innings) in 1979 | 594 runs by Kim Hughes (12 innings) in 1979 |
| Most wickets taken (in career) | 86 wickets taken by Harbhajan Singh (28 innings) | 52 wickets taken by Richie Benaud (16 innings) |
| Most wickets taken in a series | 32 wickets taken by Harbhajan Singh (3 matches) in 2001 | 29 wickets taken by Alan Davidson and Richie Benaud (both played 5 matches each) in 1959 |
(Notes: all the above records are only the Test clashes between India and Australia on the Indian soil)