India and Australia are on the brink of locking horns against each other for the fifth time in Test cricket this year. Although the context or importance of a Border-Gavaskar Trophy can’t be underestimated by any means, an ICC World Test Championship final will be the crowing point of this riveting rivalry in 2023.
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Concluded 12 weeks ago, Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 had resulted in a 2-1 Indian victory. While it had slightly reduced their deficit as far as the overall head-to-head records are concerned, Australia are equally a dangerous unit when it comes to playing in a neutral country such as England. For those who don’t know, it is going to be for the first time in 76 years when these two teams will be partaking in a neutral Test.
Speaking of playing in English conditions, India have won just nine as compared to 37 losses across 68 matches over the years. Australia, on the other hand, have a far better record on the back of their experience of playing a grand total of 176 Tests in England. Readers must note that they’ve won and lost 54 times each in England Tests.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) June 6, 2023
Named below among top performers, the likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ravichandran Ashwin, Steven Smith and Nathan Lyon are expected to call the shots in this marquee Test starting at The Oval tomorrow onwards. Ashwin, however, might end up not part of the Indian XI if they opt the take the field with four fast bowling options.
IND vs AUS Head To Head In Test History
Total Number of Matches Played: 106
Matches Won by IND: 32
Matches Won by AUS: 44
Matches Played at The Oval: 0 (IND 0, AUS 0)
Matches Played at a Neutral Venue: 0 (IND 0, AUS 0)
IND Average Run Rate Against AUS: 2.87
AUS Average Run Rate Against IND: 2.95
Most Runs for IND: 2,033 (Cheteshwar Pujara)
Most Runs for AUS: 1,887 (Steven Smith)
Most Wickets for IND: 114 (Ravichandran Ashwin)
Most Wickets for AUS: 116 (Nathan Lyon)
Most Catches for IND: 25 (Virat Kohli)
Most Catches for AUS: 25 (Steven Smith)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).
