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The Border–Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) [3] is an International Test cricket trophy played between India and Australia. The series is named after distinguished former captains, Australia's Allan Border and India's Sunil Gavaskar. It is played via Test series scheduled using International Cricket Council's Future Tours Programme. The winner of a Test ...
In 1996, the Border–Gavaskar Trophy was created, [10] [11] a test series played between Australia and India, named after 2 legendary test players – Sunil Gavaskar of India and Alan Border of Australia. India has won the trophy ten times, while Australia has won it five times with one series ending in a draw.
DRS was used for the first time in the Border–Gavaskar Trophy in this series, [7] although Hot Spot was not used. [8] Australia played the first Test match in Pune, just one day after they played a Twenty20 International match against Sri Lanka in Adelaide. [9]
The Australian team pose with the Border Gavaskar Trophy after defeating India in the fifth cricket test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
While announcing the international schedule, Peter Roach, CA's head of Cricket Operations and Scheduling, had said in May: "The 2024–25 summer is highlighted by the five-Test Border–Gavaskar series, the first five-Test series between the two giants in more than 30 years. To have that running simultaneously with the women's ODIs and preceded ...
In 1996, the Border–Gavaskar Trophy for the bilateral test series between India and Australia was instituted in honour of him and Allan Border. Both these players scored more than 10,000 runs in their respective Test careers and captained their teams. [45] "Gavaskar Stadium" in his home district of Vengurla has been named after him. [46]
Australian won the four Test series in a 4–0 whitewash to regain the Border–Gavaskar Trophy. Australian captain Michael Clarke was named the player of the series, having scored 626 runs at an average of 125.20. In the second Test match, Clarke, with 329 not out, scored the 25th triple century in Test match cricket.
The Australian cricket team toured India from 27 September to 10 November 2008 and played four test matches, for the Border–Gavaskar Trophy. [1] During the second test match in Mohali Sachin Tendulkar became the first person to make 12,000 runs in Test cricket breaking Brian Lara's record of 11,953 runs.