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The Border–Gavaskar Trophy (colloquially known as 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 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]
This Border–Gavaskar Trophy was composed of seven first-class matches, including four Tests. [4] India also participated in an ODI tri-series with Australia and Zimbabwe. The Test series was drawn 1–1, and India retained the Border–Gavaskar Trophy because of their victory in the Trophy's previous contest.
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.
Entering the 1997–98 tour of India, Australia had not won a series in that country since Bill Lawry's team recorded a 3–1 series win in 1969–70.. When the Australian squad was announced only 8 of the touring party of 15 had played a Test match in India previously including only two of the bowlers, Paul Reiffel and Shane Warne. [1]
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.
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 .
Smith and Watson continued their partnership on Day 2 as Smith brought up his 4th century of the series. After a 196-run stand, Watson (81) was caught in the deep. Smith (117) fell shortly after as Australia reached lunch at 4/420 with Shaun Marsh (14*) and Joe Burns (0*). The pair built another partnership after lunch as both brought up half ...