The Border–Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) is a set of International Test cricket games that India and Australia play against each other. The series is named after two great past captains, Allan Border of Australia and Sunil Gavaskar of India. It is played on trips set up by the International Cricket Council. As of March 2023, India still had the prize because they had won the 2023 series against Australia 2–1. If the games end in a tie, the country that has the prize keeps it.
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Sachin Tendulkar, an Indian, has been the best batsman in the battle for the trophy since 1996. He has scored 3262 runs in 65 innings, making him the most successful batsman. The best bowler is Australian Nathan Lyon, who has taken 116 wickets in 26 games for an average of 32.40.
India is still very much in the running for the ICC World Test Championship
Even though it hasn’t been the best year for the Indian cricket team, both the players and fans would be happy to see them win the last game of the year. If the recent second Bangladesh-India Test match in Mirpur had ended with the tourists’ first-ever Test loss against this team, it would have been a good way to sum up their bad 2022.
Again, this is good news for both cricket players and fans, because it hasn’t happened. On Monday, Shreyas Iyer and Ravichandran Ashwin’s 71-run partnership for the eighth wicket helped them win by three wickets at the Shere Bangla National Stadium. More importantly, they were saved from a humiliating loss. India is still very much in the running for the ICC World Test Championship. Their next Test match will be at home against Australia. The last World Cup task for both of these teams will be a four-game series that will take place in February and March of next year.
Cricket’s BGT full form:
For those who don’t know, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is what is at stake in the Test match between India and Australia. BGT is a nickname made up by fans for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. It is named after two famous cricket players, Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar.
The trophy became one of cricket’s most coveted prizes for the first time in 1996, when India and Australia played a one-off Test in India. India has held the Border-Gavaskar trophy more times than Australia, which has only done so seven times. India has done this three times in a row, but Australia has only done it once. Because the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is so hard to win, there has only been one tie in all these years. Out of the 15 Test games that have been played, India has won nine and Australia has won five. India has won the BGT three times in a row, including twice abroad. They would want to keep winning, especially when they play at home.
Background:
Before the Border–Gavaskar Trophy, India and Australia had played 50 Tests against each other over a period of 49 years, from 1947 to 1996. India’s first trip abroad was to Australia, which they did soon after they got their independence. But back then, the tours between the two countries were not set like they are in The Ashes. Often, the two countries would tour each other after 10–15 years.
Test series list:
In the table below, you can see all of the matches that have happened since the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was made.
| Season | Host | Firs Match | Tests | Australia | India | Drawn | Result | Holder | Player of the series |
| 1996–97 | India | 10 October 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | India | India | Nayan Mongia |
| 1997–98 | India | 6 March 1998 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | India | India | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 1999–2000 | Australia | 10 December 1999 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Australia | Australia | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 2000–01 | India | 27 February 2001 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | India | India | Harbhajan Singh |
| 2003–04 | Australia | 4 December 2003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Drawn | India | Rahul Dravid |
| 2004–05 | India | 6 October 2004 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia | Australia | Damien Martyn |
| 2007–08 | Australia | 26 December 2007 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Australia | Australia | Brett Lee |
| 2008–09 | India | 9 October 2008 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | India | India | Ishant Sharma |
| 2010–11 | India | 1 October 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | India | India | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 2011–12 | India | 26 December 2011 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Australia | Australia | Michael Clarke |
| 2012–13 | India | 22 February 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | India | India | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| 2014–15 | India | 9 December 2014 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Australia | Australia | Steve Smith |
| 2016–17 | India | 23 February 2017 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | India | India | Ravindra Jadeja |
| 2018–19 | Australia | 6 December 2018 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | India | India | Cheteshwar Pujara |
| 2020–21 | Australia | 17 December 2020 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | India | India | Pat Cummins |
| 2022–23 | India | 9 February 2023 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | India | India | Ravindra Jadeja Ravichandran Ashwin |
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