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India gear as much as face Australia in a marathon five-match Check collection Down Underneath, aiming to script a historic fifth Check consecutive collection win towards Australia. India have received every of the final 4 Border-Gavaskar Trophy Check collection by a margin of 2-1, together with two Down Underneath. This collection holds excessive significance, as it can play a pivotal function in deciding the destiny of the World Check Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle. India’s cricketing journeys to Australia, relationship again to 1947, have at all times produced fascinating contests.
Here is a look at India’s Check outings in Australia.
1. 1947-48: Winner: Australia: 4-0 (5)
India toured Australia almost 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 trendy 101 by ML Jaisimha India made a heroic chase of 394 at Brisbane, earlier than dropping 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 important likelihood of claiming the collection after profitable the third and fourth Check 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 brief 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 Check 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 below top-scorer Sunil Gavaskar (352 runs) fired from all cylinders and their lowest whole was 445. The Aussies below transition after the en masse retirement of Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh, Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson couldn’t provide any severe problem.
6. 1991-92: Winner: Australia: 4-0 (5)
A younger Sachin Tendulkar made an excellent 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 towards 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 Check 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 Check 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 Check captaincy after the drawn third match at Melbourne. Virat Kohli took over the mantle at Sydney and made a high-quality 147 in his first innings as captain.
12. 2018-19: Winner: India: 2-1 (4)
India, below Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri, turned the primary Asian facet to register a Check 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 equivalent to Pujara and R Ashwin. It was a unprecedented effort as Ajinkya Rahane took over management function from Kohli after the latter returned to India in time for the delivery of his first baby.
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