Border-Gavaskar Trophy – 5 interesting Australia v India Test records
The latest series of Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests will start in November 2024. Australia and India, indeed, will be at it again as two of the greatest rivals in Test cricket contest five matches.
This time, the series will be held in Australia – and both teams will be keen to grab points in the International Cricket Council’s World Test Championship.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has churned out several records over a few days. We’re bound to see more along the way and it’s a good time to recall the ones already in place.
Most Border-Gavaskar Trophy runs
Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He averaged 56 against Australia in Test cricket en route to 3,262 runs in 65 innings. His tally included nine centuries and 16 half-tons – and a highest score of 241 not out.
Australia’s leading run-scorer in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is Ricky Ponting with 2,555 in 51 innings for an average of 54. Among active players, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Steven Smith are leading the charge among the Border-Gavaskar Trophy’s leading run-scorers this decade.
Most Border-Gavaskar Trophy wickets
Nathan Lyon has taken the most wickets in Test cricket for Australia against India. In fact, spin bowlers hold the top five positions in terms of wickets taken in the history of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The other spinners are Ravichandran Ashwin, Anil Kumble, Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja. Lyon has taken 116 wickets to Ashwin’s 114. They’ll be in for an interesting tussle during the 2024 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Among seamers, Zaheer Khan took 61 Border-Gavaskar Trophy wickets.
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Highest Border-Gavaskar Trophy score
Michael Clarke holds the record for the highest individual score in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Clarke hit a monumental 329 not out against India in Sydney in 2012. He spent more than 10 hours at the crease and collected 39 fours and one six.
Michael Hussey and Ponting hit centuries in the same innings to eventually ensure an innings and 28-run win for the home side. India’s highest score in this series is the 281 amassed by VVS Laxman at Eden Gardens in 2001.
Best Border-Gavaskar Trophy bowling figures
Four bowlers have taken eight wickets in an innings in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Lyon has done it twice. The others to have achieved this feat are Harbhajan, Kumble and Jason Krejza.
Krejza was on Test debut in Nagpur at the time in 2008. He took eight for 215 in that match – and only represented Australia in Test cricket one more time later that year.
Most Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests as captain
MS Dhoni captained India 13 times in this series, winning eight, losing four and drawing one match. Australia’s most capped captain in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is Ponting, who managed two wins, six defeats and three draws.
Ajinkya Rahane has the highest win ratio among Border-Gavaskar Trophy captains – 75 percent gathered across three victories in four attempts.
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