Border-Gavaskar Trophy: All you need to know about India vs Australia, Test series 2023
In the cricket world, there are many long-standing rivalries between different nations. For instance, England and Australia have a rivalry that goes way back to the very first test match they ever played. Then, not to mention the intense, high-voltage rivalry between India and Pakistan, which always manages to engage fans from around the world and keeps them on the edges of their seats.
But over time, a new rivalry developed between two great cricketing nations, India and Australia as these two countries have fought epic battles on the cricket field across all 3 formats over the last 3 decades. Currently, the Test matches are being played between the two teams (India and Australia), contesting for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
THE HISTORY
The history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is based on the Test series played between India and Australia, which is considered as one of the richest in the annals of the cricketing lore. The first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was played in 1996 in the honour of legendary Sunil Gavaskar of India and Australia’s Allan Border. Thus the said Border-Gavaskar Trophy is named after two of the greatest players, who were the first two players who scored over 10,000 test runs, and both were the World Record holders for the most career runs scored in Test Cricket.
S NO. SERIES SEASON WINNER MARGIN
1 Australia in India 1996/1997 India 1-0 (1)
2 Australia in India 1997/1998 India 2-1 (3)
3 India in Australia 1999/2000 Australia 3-0 (3)
4 Australia in India 2000/2001 India 2-1 (3)
5 India in Australia 2003/2004 drawn 1-1 (4)
6 Australia in India 2004/2005 Australia 2-1 (4)
7 India in Australia 2007/2008 Australia 2-1 (4)
8 Australia in India 2008/2009 India 2-0 (4)
9 Australia in India 2010/2011 India 2-0 (2)
10 India in Australia 2011/2012 Australia 4-0 (4)
11 Australia in India 2012/2013 India 4-0 (4)
12 India in Australia 2014/2015 Australia 2-0 (4)
13 Australia in India 2016/2017 India 2-1 (4)
14 India in Australia 2018/2019 India 2-1 (4)
15 India in Australia 2020/2021 India 2-1 (4)
INDIA VS AUSTRALIA – FOUR-TEST MATCH SERIES 2023
The ongoing World Test Championship series is a part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as it constitutes another installment, which has been on the line since 1996/1997.
THE SCHEDULE
The First Test Match will be held from Thursday, February 9 – Monday, February 13 at The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur (9.30 am IST, 3 pm AEDT, 4 am GMT)
The Second Test Match will be held from Friday, February 17 – Tuesday, February 21 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, in Delhi (9.30 am IST, 3 pm AEDT, 4 am GMT)
The Third Test Match will be held from Wednesday, March 1 – Sunday, March 5 at HPCA Stadium, in Dharamsala (9.30 am IST, 3 pm AEDT, 4 am GMT)
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The Fourth Test Match will be held from Thursday, March 9 – Monday, March 13 at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad (9.30 am IST, 3 pm AEDT, 4 am GMT)
INDIA SQUAD FOR FIRST TWO TESTS:
Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, KL Rahul (vc), Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.
Australia: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Ashton Agar, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Josh Hazlewood, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner Matthew Renshaw.
WHAT ARE THE ODDS?
Indians are overwhelming favourites to succeed in this Test series at 11/18. The Aussies are a major underdog at 7/2. The draw comes in at 4/1.
HOW TO WATCH IT?
Fans in India can live-stream the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website. The Test Matches will also be telecast on the Star Sports Network.
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