IND vs AUS Head To Head In Test History

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.

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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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).

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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