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India gear as much as face Australia in a marathon five-match Take a look at collection Down Beneath, aiming to script a historic fifth Take a look at consecutive collection win in opposition to Australia. India have received every of the final 4 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Take a look at collection by a margin of 2-1, together with two Down Beneath. This collection holds excessive significance, as it should play a pivotal position in deciding the destiny of the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. India’s cricketing journeys to Australia, courting again to 1947, have all the time produced fascinating contests.
Here is a look at India’s Take a look at outings in Australia.
1. 1947-48: Winner: Australia: 4-0 (5)
India toured Australia practically 4 months after gaining Independence however have been overwhelmed by two legends: Sir Donald Bradman (715 runs; Avg: 178.75) and pacer Ray Lindwall (18 wickets). Vijay Hazare was India’s top-scorer with 429 runs).
2. 1967-68: Winner: Australia: 4-0 (5)
Fuelled by a classy 101 by ML Jaisimha India made a heroic chase of 394 at Brisbane, earlier than shedding by a mere 35 runs. However aside from that, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi’s facet was mediocre. India took solace from off-spinner EAS Prasanna rising because the main wicket-taker within the collection with 25 scalps.
3. 1977-78: Winner: Australia: 3-2 (5)
India had an ideal probability of claiming the collection after profitable the third and fourth Take a look at at Melbourne and Sydney. At Adelaide, India chased 493 with gusto as Mohinder Amarnath, GR Viswanath, Dilip Vengsarkar and Syed Kirmani made fifties, however they fell quick by 47 runs. Left-arm spinner Bishan Singh Bedi topped the chart with 31 wickets.
4. 1980-81: Draw: 1-1 (3)
Led by Kapil Dev’s five-wicket haul and Viswanath’s hundred, India defeated Australia within the third Take a look at at Melbourne by 59 runs to attract the collection. Australia have been bowled out for 83.
5. 1985-86: Draw: 0-0 (3)
On this collection, Indian batters underneath top-scorer Sunil Gavaskar (352 runs) fired from all cylinders and their lowest complete was 445. The Aussies underneath transition after the en masse retirement of Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson couldn’t supply any critical problem.
6. 1991-92: Winner: Australia: 4-0 (5)
A younger Sachin Tendulkar made a superb hundred at Perth, however Allan Border’s Australia lorded over their opponents with ease within the collection, the place the world noticed the primary glimpse of leg-spin wizard Shane Warne.
7. 1999-2000: Winner Australia: 3-0 (3)
India by no means crossed 300 even as soon as in six innings and got here a cropper in opposition to the relentless Glenn McGrath (18 wickets).
8. 2003-04: Draw: 1-1 (4)
Rahul Dravid and Ajit Agarkar have been the standout performers as India defeated Australia by 4 wickets within the second Take a look at at Adelaide to take a 1-0 lead. However the Aussies scored a 9-wicket win at MCG to degree the collection.
9. 2007-08: Winner: Australia: 2-1 (4)
India received an emotionally-charged Perth Take a look at after a chaotic match at Sydney which noticed a slew of umpiring errors by Steve Bucknor, the ‘Monkeygate’ involving Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds and wolfish celebrations by Ricky Ponting-led Aussies that invited diatribe from all corners.
10. 2011-12: Winner: Australia: 4-0 (4)
The MS Dhoni-led India went down the slope shortly as a set of ageing stars struggled to ship. It was additionally the final worldwide outing of Dravid and VVS Laxman, two storied tormentors of Aussies.
11. 2014-15: Winner: Australia: 2-0 (4)
Dhoni relinquished Take a look at captaincy after the drawn third match at Melbourne. Virat Kohli took over the mantle at Sydney and made a nice 147 in his first innings as captain.
12. 2018-19: Winner: India: 2-1 (4)
India, underneath Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri, turned the primary Asian facet to register a Take a look at collection win in Australia with victories at Adelaide and Melbourne. Cheteshwar Pujara (521 runs) and Jasprit Bumrah (21 wickets) have been the chief architects of that epochal triumph.
13. 2020-21: Winner: India: 2-1 (4)
An injury-hit India wore the low of 36 at Adelaide like a ‘badge of honour’ and received at Melbourne and Brisbane because the guests discovered a brand new hero in Rishabh Pant together with extra acquainted ones akin to Pujara and R Ashwin. It was a unprecedented effort as Ajinkya Rahane took over management position from Kohli after the latter returned to India in time for the beginning of his first youngster.
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