The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is set to begin on February 9 in Nagpur. India is the current holder of the BGT. While the rivalry between India and Australia came to its peak during Virat Kohli-led era, the two teams have produced some fierce contests in the past.
The series was named after their former players Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar, respectively, in 1996 for the Test series which was played between India and Australia.
Since then, there have been 15 editions of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. While India has won nine, Australia has managed to win five. Only one series has ended in a draw.
Here, in this article, we will have a look at some stats and records made in BGT so far.
Border Gavaskar Trophy Head to Head
Series Played - 15
India - 9
Australia - 5
Drawn - 1
Border Gavaskar Trophy in India:
Series Played - 8
India - 7
Australia - 1
The only time Australia won Border Gavaskar Trophy on Indian soil was in 2004.
Among active Players
Most runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy: Cheteshwar Pujara - 1893 (37 inns)
Most wickets in Border Gavaskar Trophy: Nathan Lyon - 94 (41 inns)
Border Gavaskar Series Results in detail:
1996 - India won the only Test match by 7 wickets in Delhi
Most Runs : Nayan Mongia (152)
Most Wickets : Anil Kumble (9)
Man of the Match : Nayan Mongia
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1998 - India won the series by 2-1 margin (I)
Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar (446)
Most Wickets: Anil Kumble (23)
Man of the Series: Sachin Tendulkar
1999/00 - Australia won the series by 3-0 margin (A)
Most Runs: Ricky Ponting (375)
Most Wickets: Glenn McGrath (18)
Man of the Series: Sachin Tendulkar
2001 - India won the series by 2-1 margin (I)
Most Runs: Matthew Hayden (549)
Most Wickets: Harbhajan Singh (32)
Man of the Series: Harbhajan Singh
2003/04 - Series Drawn by 1-1 margin (A)
Most Runs: Ricky Ponting (706)
Most Wickets: Anil Kumble (24)
Man of the Series: Rahul Dravid
2004 - AUS won by 2-1 margin (I)
Most Runs: Damien Martyn (444)
Most Wickets: Anil Kumble (27)
Man of the Series: Damien Martyn
2007/08 - AUS won by 2-1 margin (A)
Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar (493)
Most Wickets: Brett Lee (24)
Man of the Series: Brett Lee
2008 - IND won by 2-0 margin (I)
Most Runs : Gautam Gambhir (463)
Most Wickets: Ishant Sharma / Harbhajan Singh (15)
Man of the Series: Ishant Sharma
2010 - IND won by 2-0 margin (I)
Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar (403)
Most Wickets: Zaheer Khan (12)
Man of the Series: Sachin Tendulkar
2011/12 - AUS won by 4-0 margin (A)
Most Runs: Michael Clarke (626)
Most Wickets: Ben Hilfenhaus (27)
Man of the Series: Michael Clarke
2013 - IND won by 4-0 margin (I)
Most Runs: Murali Vijay (430)
Most Wickets: Ravichandran Ashwin (29)
Man of the Series: Ravichandran Ashwin
2014/15 - AUS won by 2-0 margin (A)
Most Runs: Steven Smith (769)
Most Wickets: Nathan Lyon (23)
Man of the Series: Steven Smith
2017 - IND won by 2-1 margin (I)
Most Runs: Steven Smith (499)
Most Wickets: Ravindra Jadeja (25)
Man of the Series: Ravindra Jadeja
2018/19 - IND won by 2-1 margin (A)
Most Runs: Cheteshwar Pujara (521)
Most Wickets: Jasprit Bumrah / Nathan Lyon (21)
Man of the Series: Cheteshwar Pujara
2020/21 - IND won by 2-1 margin (A)
Most Runs : Marnus Labuschagne (426)
Most Wickets: Pat Cummins (21)
Man of the Series: Pat Cummins
Note: I stands for series played in India and A stands for series played in Australia.
Overall in Border-Gavaskar Trophy:
Played - 52
India - 22
Australia - 19
Draw - 11
Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Indian soil:
Played - 25
India - 16
Australia - 5
Draw - 4