All the numbers ahead of the crucial India-Australia Tests

Australia and India, at the moment ranked No.1 and a couple of respectively within the MRF Tyres ICC Males’s Take a look at Crew Rankings in addition to within the ongoing ICC World Take a look at Championship 2023 cycle, will face off in a four-match Take a look at sequence in India starting with the primary Take a look at in Nagpur to be performed between February 9 and 13.

The 2 groups had confronted off in 50 Assessments throughout 12 sequence between 1947-48 and 1991-92, following which, the trophy was named after the 2 legends, Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border, with the primary version performed in 1996-97. 

India are the present trophy holders, having gained the latest version on their tour of Australia in 2020-21, which was their third straight triumph they usually have named a powerful squad for the sequence.

Squads for the 2023 sequence

India’s Take a look at squad for the primary two Assessments in opposition to Australia: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R. Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav.

Australia Take a look at squad for tour of India: Pat Cummins (c), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Inexperienced, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner

India have hosted Australia 9 occasions within the interval, with the hosts holding a 16-5 win-loss ratio throughout the 25 Assessments. Australia’s lone sequence win in India got here in 2004-05 – by a 2-1 margin – with the guests successful two of the primary three Assessments beneath Adam Gilchrist, with common skipper Ricky Ponting sidelined with harm.

Notably, Australia is the one visiting crew to have gained a Take a look at in India since December 2012, having defeated the hosts by 333 runs within the first recreation of the 2016-17 sequence performed in Pune.

Sequence outcomes until date

India and Australia have confronted off in 27 Take a look at sequence until date for the reason that first in 1947/48 Down Beneath. Australia paved the way with 12 sequence wins to India’s, whereas 5 have led to a draw. India have hosted Australia in 14 Take a look at sequence until date, and maintain an 8-4 lead, with two of them being drawn.

India have gained every of the final three sequence performed between the 2 sides: at house in 2016-17 and away in 2018-19 and 2020-21.

India vs Australia – Head to Head

Matches: 102

Gained by India: 30

Gained by Australia: 43

Drawn: 28

Tied: 1

Bear in mind the final time?

The final version of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy performed in Australia in 2020-21 was arguably one of many best sequence within the historical past of the game. India have been famously bundled out for 36 within the second-innings of the series-opening pink-ball Take a look at in Adelaide to go down by eight wickets, and with skipper Virat Kohli flying again house with a paternal depart, the crew wasn’t given a lot of an opportunity by followers and specialists alike for the rest of the sequence.

Nevertheless, what adopted was a shocking turnaround in Melbourne, with stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane registering an excellent first-innings hundred to encourage the guests to a powerful eight-wicket win. Rishabh Pant, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravichandran Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari performed starring roles in a hard-fought resilient attract Sydney to set it up for a decider in Brisbane.

India entered the fourth Take a look at with a bunch of their senior gamers injured, with Mohammed Siraj, simply into his third Take a look at, being probably the most skilled of bowlers in an assault comprising debutants T Natarajan and Washington Sundar. Sundar and Shardul Thakur scored defiant fifties to stage India’s fightback and hold the sport in steadiness after the primary two innings of the Take a look at, whereas Siraj bagged a maiden Take a look at five-for within the second to set it up for an exciting closing day end.

Powered by younger weapons Shubman Gill and Pant and guided by Pujara, India search out the 328-run goal with three wickets to spare, and with it, handed Australia their first defeat on the venue in a staggering 32 years to finish an epic sequence win.

Type information (most up-to-date first)

Australia: D, W, W, W, W, L, W, W, D, D

India: W, W, L, W, W, L, L, W, W, D

Australia registered Take a look at sequence wins in opposition to the West Indies and South Africa lately, whereas India’s final Take a look at task was their 2-0 clear sweep on the Bangladesh tour in December.

WTC standings/run to the ultimate

Australia, with a factors proportion of 75.56 sit on the high of the continuing ICC World Take a look at Championship standings, and are primed for a spot within the closing to be performed at The Oval later this yr. India are positioned second at 58.93, intently adopted by Sri Lanka (53.33) at third and South Africa (48.72) at fourth.

Australia are more likely to make via to the ultimate whatever the sequence consequence, whereas India, in case of a sequence defeat must depend on New Zealand to beat Sri Lanka within the two-match sequence in March to have an opportunity. A 4-0 sequence win for India would assist them attain a factors proportion of 68.06, which ought to be sufficient for a top-two end.

Most runs

Sachin Tendulkar leads the run-scoring charts in India vs Australia Assessments with 3630 runs at 55, adopted by Ricky Ponting, who has aggregated 2555 runs at 54.36, with them having registered 11 and eight tons of respectively.

Cheteshwar Pujara (1893 runs at 54.08) leads the way in which amongst present gamers, adopted by Steve Smith (1742 at 72.58) and Virat Kohli (1682 at 48.05).

Highest particular person rating

Michael Clarke’s match-winning 329* within the 2012 New Yr’s Take a look at in Sydney is the best particular person rating registered within the competitors’s historical past, adopted by VVS Laxman’s epic 281 on the Eden Gardens in 2001.

Most wickets

Former India captain Anil Kumble is the leading-wicket taker in India-Australia Assessments with 111 scalps at 30.32, adopted by Harbhajan Singh (95 wickets at 29.85). Nathan Lyon, who at the moment has 94 wickets at 34.75, has an opportunity to surpass the duo within the upcoming sequence.

Greatest bowling

Jasubhai Patel’s 9/16 in Kanpur in 1956/57 are the very best returns in an innings by a bowler in head-to-head historical past, adopted by Nathan Lyon’s 8/50 in Bangalore in 2017 and Harbhajan Singh’s 8/84 in Chennai in 2001 respectively. Harbhajan’s 15/217 throughout the 2 innings of the aforementioned Take a look at make it for the very best returns in a Take a look at.

Australia Tour of India 2023

February 9-13: First Take a look at
February 17-21: Second Take a look at
March 1-5: Third Take a look at
March 9-13: Fourth Take a look at

March 17: First ODI
March 19: Second ODI
March 22: Third ODI