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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.
This win meant India retained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy and could create history as the first Indian team to win a series in Australia. [33] [34] The fourth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground ended in a draw but not before Pujara top-scored for India in their only innings with 193, with help from Rishabh Pant who scored 159. India ...
The result ensured that Australia retained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, as well as taking Ricky Ponting's team to 16 consecutive Test wins, equalling the previous Test record, also held by Australia under Steve Waugh. The controversy was termed by parts of the media as Bollyline, a reference to the 1930s controversy Bodyline. [4]
The Indian cricket team began a tour of Australia in December 2007, playing the 4 match Test series for the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, followed by a single Twenty20 match on 1 February 2008. They also participated in the Commonwealth Bank tri-series against Australia and Sri Lanka from 3 February to 4 March.
Australia and India first played Test cricket against each other in 1947, but it's over the last two decades that the rivalry has grown into one of the dominant duels in the game. Ahead of the next instalment of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, a look back on how each series has played out since the turn of the millennium. [2]
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.
In early September, Ranji Trophy champions Mumbai were announced as their opponent and that the match would be played at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. [4] India were coming on the back of a poor performance at the Champions Trophy. However, captain Sourav Ganguly dismissed its affects on the series and stated that "One-dayers are one-off games.
In 2008 Gambhir finally solidified his place in the Indian Test team with a string of high scores. Opening the batting with Delhi teammate Virender Sehwag , he scored 858 runs at over 61 in seven matches as of December including a double century against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy .