The first match in the history of Test cricket between India and Australia was played in the year 1947, in which the Australian team won by an innings and 226 runs. After this, the Test series continued at regular intervals between the two teams. Then came the year 1996 and the India vs Australia Test series got a new name, which became known as the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first series of BGT was held in the year 1996, which was just one match, in which Team India won. Since then, over the last 29 years, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has grown in popularity and is one of the most challenging series in the world, which fans are willing to watch with open eyes.
Indian team is far ahead of Australia
A total of 16 Border-Gavaskar trophies have been played between India and Australia, out of which India has won the BGT 10 times and the Australian team has managed to win only 5 times. A Test series has been drawn. Apart from this, a total of 56 Test matches have been played between India and Australia in BGT, out of which India has won 24 of them. Australia have won 20 and drawn 12 Tests. Thus, the data written above shows that the Indian team has a hand in Border-Gavaskar. Ever since Team India started the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (29 years). has maintained its dominance.
The first match will be played in Perth on November 22
If we look at the overall record between India and Australia, a total of 107 Test matches have been played between the two teams so far, out of which India have won 32. The Australian team has won in 45. 29 matches are drawn and one match is tied. Now in the year 2024, India and Australia are once again facing each other for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first match between the two teams will be played on November 22 at the Perth ground.
Indian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashshwi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Iswaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurrell, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Siraj, Akash Deep, Hirshan Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar
Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal
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