The Border Gavaskar Trophy is a test cricket series that is played between India and Australia. It is a part of the ICC sanctioned tours for the two teams. The two teams are currently playing the 2023 Border Gavaskar Trophy in India this year. In January 2023, India had defeated Australia by Two test matches and got the rights to keep the trophy. One match on the schedule was even declared as drawn. The series was named after two of the most popular captains of India and Australia i.e., Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar.
The Border Gavaskar Trophy was started in 1947 and since then both the teams play together. Sachin Tendulkar has been a part of this trophy since 1996. He is the highest scoring batsman with 3262 runs from 65 innings in these test series. Anil Kumble holds the record for the taker of the maximum number of wickets of 111 from 20 matches. The average was 30.32. the most successful bowler and batsmen in this trophy are both Indians.
Both the teams are highly competitive. They almost have the same number of wins of the trophies and the matches until now. The following table showcases the records and statistics by the teams:
| Australian Test wins (as of 29 December 2020) | Indian Test wins (as of 7 January 2020) | Draws |
| 19 (43 overall) | 22 (30 overall) | 11 (28 overall), + 1 tie (not under the trophy) |
Which are the venues where the matches will be held in the Border Gavaskar Trophy?
The match venues for the Border Gavaskar Trophy for 2023 are as follows:
- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
- M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur
- Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
- Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
- Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
- JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi
- Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Where can you watch the Border Gavaskar Trophy?
When matches are played in Australia they are typically showcased on: Fox Sports, Seven Network and ABC Radio in Australia. Sony Pictures Sports Networks India and All India Radio in India.
When matches are played in India they are typically showcased on: Star Sports, DD National and All India Radio in India. Fox Sports and ABC Radio in Australia.
So, the matches can be easily watched and followed through.
Which players are a part of the team squads in Border Gavaskar Trophy?
India Squad for the trophy: 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 and Suryakumar Yadav.
Australia squad for the trophy: Pat Cummins (Captain), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Peter Handscomb, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner.
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