Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins
India vs Australia Test Series: There is such a passion for cricket in India, which is rarely seen anywhere else in the world. Cricket is considered a religion here. When the Indian team wins the match, all the Indians jump with joy and the head of every countryman becomes as high as the Himalayas. Cricket unites the entire country and works to connect it. Whenever you are watching cricket and when an Indian player hits a boundary, all the fans feel the same. Then it doesn’t matter which religion you belong to. There the team’s victory is paramount. Cricket gives Indians a feeling of belonging. In the last few years, whenever there is a match between India and Australia, the fans get very excited. The rivalry between the two teams has reached a different level. There is a lot of media coverage from broadcasters also. The stadium is packed with fans. There is a wave of excitement and enthusiasm in the stadium, which only wants to see the team win. The Indian team will tour Australia to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in November.
The first test was played against Australia in 1947
In the history of Test cricket, the Indian team played its first match against Australia in 1947, in which Team India had to face defeat. Team India always faced tough competition from Australia. After playing the first Test match, the Indian team won against Australia after 12 years in the year 1959 under the captaincy of Gulabrai Ramchand. Then India had won the match by 119 runs on the ground of Kanpur. Even though Team India won the match, it had to wait a long time to win the series.
India had to make a lot of efforts to win the Test series against Australia. At that time Indian players were not adept at playing fast bowlers. For this reason, Team India had to face trouble in winning away from home. Team India did not even have such fast bowlers who could wreak havoc abroad. The Indian team got the chance to win its first Test series against Australia in the year 1979 under the captaincy of Sunil Gavaskar. When the Australian team came to tour India. He had to face defeat in the third and sixth matches of the series. Then Kapil Dev and Gundappa Vishwanath emerged as the biggest heroes for India. Both of them played an important role in making the team win with their excellent cricket skills.
Kapil Dev and Gundappa Vishwanath
India won 3 test series from Australia in the 20th century
Even though Team India won the series against Australia in the year 1979, but in the 20th century the Australian team was always superior to it. Australia had players like Allan Border, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, Ian Healy, Mark Taylor and Dennis Lillee, who snatched victory from the jaws of the opposing team. These players may be playing at home or abroad. Proved to be a hero for the team in every situation. In the 20th century, the Indian team could win only three Test series against Australia. That too under the captaincy of Sachin Tendulkar, Mohammad Azharuddin and Sunil Gavaskar. Team India’s bowling attack was weak in the 20th century, but India had good spinners. For this reason, Team India could not do well abroad. But it was definitely successful in winning three test series against Australia at home.
Record of Test series between India and Australia in the 20th century
Team India established dominance in the 21st century
When in the beginning of the 21st century, the Australian team came to India to play a three-Test series. Then the command of the Australian team was in the hands of Steve Waugh and the team included veteran players like Ricky Ponting, Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne. At that time the Australian team had won 16 consecutive tests and it was almost impossible to defeat them. There was depth in his batting and edge in his bowling. It was not easy for anyone to overcome the Australian team. In such a situation, all the teams expected that the Indian team would lose the test series very easily. As per everyone’s expectations, Team India lost its first match by 10 wickets. At that time, the captain of Team India was Sourav Ganguly and the team was going through a phase of change. There were still two matches left in the series. But something else was expected to happen.
Record of Test series between India and Australia in the 21st century
Australian team was defeated in Kolkata test
The second test match was played at the historic Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata. Australia made a huge Himalayan score of 445 runs in the first innings. After this, Team India’s stalwarts could score only 171 runs. After this, Team India was criticized everywhere and India was forced to play follow-on. The Indian team’s headache increased further when openers Shiv Sundar Das, Sadagopalan Ramesh and Sachin Tendulkar returned to the pavilion without playing big innings. Australia tightened its grip on the match and its victory seemed certain.
But then the Indian team came back and made such a comeback, the example of which is given till date. For India, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid rescued the team from trouble by making a partnership of 376 runs. Due to Laxman (281 runs) and Dravid (180 runs), the Indian team made a huge score of 657 runs and gave a target of 384 runs to Australia to win, in response to which the Australian team, adorned with strong batsmen, scored only 212 runs. It was reduced and Team India won the match by 171 runs and also leveled the series 1-1.
Australia’s ‘pride’ was broken under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly
After this, the third Test match was played on the ground of Chennai, in which the Indian team won by 2 wickets and defeated the strong Australian team in the Test series for the first time in the 20th century. Harbhajan Singh bowled amazingly in the entire series. Australian batsmen were seen doing serpent dance in front of his spin. Forget scoring runs, the batsmen in front of him could not even stay on the crease. He took a total of 34 wickets in the series. The winning streak against Australia continued under the captaincy of Sourav Ganguly in the 20th century. He continued further. After this, under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, it won the Test series in the years 2008/09, 2010/11 and 2013. In 2013, the Indian team made a clean sweep of the Australian team 4-0 in the series.
Bowlers taking the most wickets in the test series between IND vs AUS
Team India raised flags in foreign countries
Then came the year 2018. The Indian team went on Australian tour to play Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India created a stir in the cricket world by defeating Australia by 31 runs in the first match itself. Then Cheteshwar Pujara, who was called the new wall of Team India, led India to victory by scoring a century. After the victory in the first match, the Australian team pounced on Team India like a wounded lion and made a strong counterattack and won the second test match by 146 runs. With this, both the teams once again came on par. Then in the third test, Team India won by 137 runs. The last test was a draw. In this way, India created a historic record and won the Test series for the first time on Australian soil. Pujara stood like a strong wall in front of the Australian players throughout the series and scored 521 runs in the series. He also received the Player of the Series award. It was because of his strong technique and batting skills that Team India was successful in the series.
Players who scored the most runs in the test series between IND vs AUS
Young players became heroes in victory
Then Team India again went on Australian tour in 2020/21 and was again successful in winning the Test series 2-1 on foreign soil. The special thing is that in the first test match, the Indian team had to face defeat by 8 wickets. In the same match, Team India was all out for 36 runs, which was their lowest score in Test. Due to this, Team India was criticized everywhere. To add insult to injury, regular captain Virat Kohli had also returned to the country after this because he was about to become a father. Kohli was at his peak at that time and his return was a big blow to the team. After this Ajinkya Rahane took over the responsibility of captaincy.
Then in the second test, acting captain Ajinkya Rahane performed strongly and scored a century while playing the captaincy innings. It was because of him that Team India won the match by 8 wickets and tied the series 1-1. Team India had lagged behind in the series and was on par with Australia. The fourth test match was played at Gaba ground. Cricket fans still remember Rishabh Pant’s inning of 89 runs in this match. Apart from him, Shubman Gill also played an inning of 91 runs. The Indian youth team defeated the formidable Australian team. The special thing was that star players like Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Jasprit Bumrah were not playing in the Gabba Test. Rather, young players like Washington Sundar, T Natarajan, Mohammed Siraj, Gill, Pant and Shardul Thakur became the saviors of Team India.
Head to head record in Test between India and Australia
BCCI has announced the test squad
The Indian team will tour Australia in November to play in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and this will be the first time that there will be five matches between the two teams in the BGT. Team India has won four consecutive Border-Gavaskar Trophies and will be eyeing the fifth trophy. BCCI has also announced the Test squad for the Test series against Australia. Jasprit Bumrah has got the responsibility of captain Rohit Sharma and vice-captain. Australian pitches are always helpful to fast bowlers. For this reason, Mohammad Siraj, Akashdeep, Prasidh Krishna and Harshit Rana have got a chance to support Jasprit Bumrah in the team. Young players are all set to become famous abroad. Abhimanyu Easwaran, who has scored mountains of runs in domestic cricket, has also got a chance in the squad. At the same time, the responsibility of scoring runs will also be on Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill. Team India is ready to defeat Australia once again.
A total of 28 test series took place between India and Australia
Team India could not perform well in the test series against New Zealand. The Indian team lost the second match against the Kiwi team by 113 runs. With this, Team India’s streak of winning Test series on home soil for the last 12 years also ended. India won 18 consecutive Test series at home. Now to reach the final of the World Test Championship, Team India will have to win at least three Test matches against Australia. Team India is the wounded lion, who would like to win against the Kangaroos with a precise strike.
