IND vs AUS

IND vs AUS

INDIA (FLAG)                                                               AUSTRALIA (FLAG)  Governing Body: BCCI                                Governing Body: Cricket Australia Nickname: Team India, Men in Blue                       Nickname: Baggy Greens

First Matches: 

First Match	Year
ODI	6 December 1980
Test	28 November 1947
T20I	22 September 2007

IND vs AUS Schedule and Upcoming Matches 

Australia Tour of India 2025 Schedule

India National cricket team vs Australia national cricket team Timeline 

The India vs Australia cricket rivalry isn't new; it has been there ever since the two nations faced each other for the first time in 1947. However, after the 2023 World Cup Final, it reached new heights. India's home loss to the Aussies at the 2023 World Cup final ignited a rivalry that has resulted in epic on-field encounters. What added salt to the wound was Australia ceasing India's dream of winning their maiden World Test Championship Title earlier that year. Since then, every cricket match between these two teams feels like a fierce battle. 

India vs Australia: When did it all start? 

The India vs Australia rivalry started way back in 1947, right after India’s independence. India toured Australia at the back end of 1947. This was the first overseas tour of the Indian team post-independence era. However, the results were rather disappointing for the Indian team. They lost the 5-match series 4-0 and returned home empty-handed.  It took India more than a decade to win their first Test against India. India first won a Test against Australia during a home Test series in 1959-60. The second Test at Kanpur saw India beat Australia by 119 runs. Jasubhai Patel was the hero of the game, who absolutely dismantled Australia with his bowling. He took 9 wickets in the first innings and followed it by another 5 wicket haul in the second innings. As of now, the India vs Australia test rivalry is known as the Border Gavaskar Trophy.  The ODI story is however a little different. Even though ODIs were introduced in 1971, it took about a decade for the India vs Australia rivalry to ignite. India first played Australia during the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup in 1980. It was a tri-series comprising India, Australia and New Zealand played in Australia.  Under the leadership of legendary Sunil Gavaskar, India won their first ODI game against Australia by 66 runs. Sandeep Patil emerged as India’s hero as he managed to score 64 runs and even picked up a wicket. However, it was the solo win India managed to register on that tour. 

India vs Australia in the 21st Century

The 21st century between India vs Australia started with a memorable moment. Australia travelled to India for a 3-match Test series in 2001. Having won the first Test convincingly, Australia looked confident of putting India to the ground in the second as well. As India were forced to follow on, VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid stood their ground. The duo batted all day long and took India’s total to 657/7 (declared) in the second innings as India managed to win the game by 171 runs, thanks to Harbhajan Singh’s bowling antics.  Over time, the India vs Australia rivalry has not only seen cricketing battles, but a lot more than that. There have been incidents of verbal onslaughts as well as alleged cases where the spirit of the game has been lost. The famous ‘monkeygate’ scandal is a prime example of that. During the 2020-21 Border Gavaskar Trophy, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj had alleged Australian fans of hurling racial slurs at them.  Moreover, on the last few tours, there have been incidents of players being physically apprehensive with each other. Recently, Virat Kohli was criticized for brushing off the shoulder of Australia’s teenage sensation Sam Konstas. Nonetheless, emotions run rampant whenever the two giants collide.  In the last 5 years, Australia and India have had a much more intense rivalry than ever. India’s defeat at the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 and the World Test Championship Final 2023 have only acted as fuel to the fire. However, India have also fought back by defeating Australia at the ICC T20 World Cup 2021, 2022, and 2024.

Australia Cricket team’s Stats in Test, ODI and T20I

Formats	Played	Won	Lost	Draws	Tie	No Result
Tests	112	33	48	31	-	-
ODI	151	57	84	-	-	10
T20I	32	21	11	-	-	1

Players with Most runs in Test IND vs AUS                                                                                                   

India	Runs	Innings
Sachin Tendulkar	3630	74
VVS Laxman	2424	54
Virat Kohli	2232	53
Rahul Dravid	2143	60
Cheteshwar Pujara	2074	45

 

Australia	Runs	Innings
Ricky Ponting	2555	51
Steven Smith	2356	46
Michael Clarke	2049	40
Matthew Hayden	1888	35
Allan Border	1567	35

Players with Most Wickets in Test IND vs AUS

India	Wickets	Innings
Ravichandran Ashwin	115	43
Anil Kumble	111	38
Harbhajan Singh	95	35
Ravindra Jadeja	93	36
Kapil Dev	79	38

 

Australia	Wickets	Innings
Nathan Lyon	130	56
Pat Cummins	75	32
Mitchell Starc	66	43
Josh Hazlewood	57	31
Brett Lee	53	24

Players with Most runs in ODI IND vs AUS

India	Runs	Innings
Sachin Tendulkar	3077	70
Rohit Sharma	2379	45
Virat Kohli	2367	47
MS Dhoni	1660	48
Shikhar Dhawan	1265	29

 

Australia	Runs	Innings
Ricky Ponting	2164	59
Adam Gilchrist	1622	45
Aaron Finch	1460	31
Matthew Hayden	1450	28
Steven Smith	1310	25

Players with Most Wickets in ODI IND vs AUS

India	Wickets	Innings
Kapil Dev	45	39
Mohammed Shami	39	24
Ravindra Jadeja	37	41
Ajit Agarkar	36	27
Javagal Srinath	33	29

 

England	Wickets	Innings
Brett Lee	55	30
Mitchell Johnson	43	26
Steve Waugh	43	37
Adam Zampa	35	23
Glenn McGrath	34	24

Players with Most Runs in T20I IND vs AUS

India	Runs	Innings
Virat Kohli	794	24
Rohit Sharma	484	20
Shikhar Dhawan	347	13
MS Dhoni	313	15
Suryakumar Yadav	290	9

 

Australia	Runs	Innings
Glenn Maxwell	574	21
Aaron Finch	500	18
Matthew Wade	488	20
Shane Watson	302	8
Travis Head	255	8

Players with Most Wickets in T20I IND vs AUS

India	Wickets	Innings
Jasprit Bumrah	17	14
Axzr Patel	15	9
Ravichandran Ashwin	10	9
Ravi Bishnoi	9	5
Bhuvneshwar kumar	9	9

 

Australia	Wickets	Innings
Jason Paul Behrendorff	13	9
Adam Zampa	12	15
Shane Watson	10	8
Nathan Coulter-Nile	8	7
Mitchell Starc	7	5

ICC matches

Tournament	Matches played	India	Australia	Draw/Tie/No result
World Cup	14	5	9	0
T20 World Cup	5	2	3	0
Champions Trophy	4	1	2	1
World Test Championship	9	3	4	2
Total	32	12	17	3