Border–Gavaskar Trophy

The Border–Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series, played between India and Australia. It has witnessed some of the most competitive Test series played in recent years, with results usually either being a narrow win for one of the sides or a closely fought draw. It is currently played via the International Cricket Council's future tours program, with varying lengths of time between matches. If the series is drawn, then the country holding the trophy retains it. The series is named after Australia's Allan Border and India's Sunil Gavaskar, who both scored over 10,000 Test runs in their career and captained their respective teams and were the original world record holders for most runs scored in Test match cricket.
The first Border–Gavaskar Trophy series was played in India the 1996–1997 season and was won by the hosts 1–0. Australia won the trophy for the first time in the 1999–2000 season at home where they mauled India 3-0. Since then, the trophy has alternated...