The prestigious Border-Gavaskar Trophy is going to start between India and Australia from 22nd November. Under this trophy, 5 test matches will be played between the two teams. Whose first match will be played at Perth Cricket Stadium, second match will be played in Adelaide, third Test in Brisbane, fourth Test in Melbourne and the last match will be played in Sydney. The history of Border-Gavaskar Trophy is very old.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy begins
50 Test matches were played between India and Australia from 1947 to 1992. In 1996, both the cricket boards, Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia, introduced the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to honor the achievements of the legendary Sunil Gavaskar and Australia’s Allan Border. Let us tell you that Border and Gavaskar were the first cricketers to score 10 thousand runs in Test cricket for their respective teams and this record remained in the name of both of them for a long time.
10 wins for India
So far 16 series have been organized under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Of these, it has been organized 9 times in India and 7 times in Australia. India has won 10 series while Australia has managed to win 5 series. 2003–04 was the only drawn series. During that time India had toured Australia.
Of the 57 Tests played since 1996, India has won 24 and Australia has won 21, while 12 matches have also been drawn.
Australia last defeated India in a Test series in 2014. Since then, India has won the next 4 Border-Gavaskar series. In 2017, India defeated Australia 2-1 at home. After this, in 2018-19, the series was captured 2-1 on Australian soil. Later in 2020-21, India again won the series on Australian soil. The last time India won the series 2-1 was in 2023.
Batsman who scored most runs in BGT
Former Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in this trophy. He scored 3,262 runs in 65 innings of 34 matches at an average of 56.24. He scored 9 centuries and 16 half-centuries with his bat. While his best score was 241* runs. Whereas Ricky Ponting played 29 matches for Australia and scored 2,555 runs in 51 innings at an average of 54.36. He scored 8 centuries and 12 half-centuries. His best score was 257 runs.
Bowler taking most wickets
Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets in this trophy. He has taken 116 wickets in 26 matches at an average of 32.40. He has taken 4 wicket hauls 3 times and 5 wicket hauls 9 times. His best performance has been 8/50. Whereas Ravichandran Ashwin is in second place from India. He has taken 114 wickets in 22 matches at an average of 28.36. He has had 5 wicket hauls in his name 7 times. His best performance is 7/103.
