The Indian national cricket team arrives in Australia this week with more questions than answers after a debacle at home against the Kiwis.
Team India suffered a humiliating defeat at home that snapped their 12-year winning streak.
The Ind vs Aus Test series scheduled from November 22 in Perth is a more challenging test for Team India. Captain Rohit Sharma will miss the first match as he welcomes his second child, while Shubman Gill’s thumb injury further complicates the team’s plans.
And with their hopes of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final hanging by a thread, India faces both the challenge of success on the field and dependence on other teams.
Australian pitches have historically been unforgiving on Indian players and the task is even more daunting given their recent dip in form.
IND vs AUS head-to-head records: 1st Test, India tour of Australia 2024
| Statistics | Matches | IND won | OF Livestock | Stretched | Tied |
| In general | 107 | 32 | 45 | 29 | 1 |
| Optus Stadium, Perth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| In the last 5 games | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| In ongoing series | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| in australia | 52 | 9 | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| In 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-head records between IND and AUS: key statistics
India’s cricket rivalry with Australia has evolved over the years, especially in the Test series held in Australia.
In the early matches, India suffered heavy defeats in 1947-48, 1967-68 and 1991-92.
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However, the 2000s marked a certain change: India drew 1-1 in 2003-04, and India’s resilience was clear in the 2018-19 series, when they won 2-1. The 2020-21 series was a milestone, with India winning 2-1 despite injuries to key players.
Overall, India’s performance in Australia is the story of how they went from being underdogs to being formidable contenders on foreign soil.
Head-to-head records between IND and AUS: last 5 matches
The last five test matches between the two teams have been fairly close, with both teams winning two a piece and one game ending in a draw.
However, Australia has defeated India in some important matches, including the World Test Championship final where the Kangaroos defeated India by 209 runs.
Head-to-head records between IND and AUS: Top Artists:
Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy; The little maestro has scored 3,630 runs for India between 1991 and 2013. For Australia, Ricky Ponting leads with 2,555 runs during his career from 1996 to 2012.
Of the current players who will be part of the ongoing series, Smith and Kohli lead the table with 2042 runs each.
Nathan Lyon has been the most successful bowler in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and has taken 121 wickets in 27 matches between 2011 and 2023. For India, Ravichandran Ashwin leads the charts with 114 wickets in 22 matches during the same period. Both derivatives have played a crucial role for both parties in the last decade.
Conclusion
The head-to-head history between IND and AUS is in Australia’s favor, but it was largely due to their dominance in the initial phase of the rivalry.
But India has come back strongly with the Indian red-ball team dominating the Australian in India and Australia starting from the latter part of 2017.