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1 / 6 Australia's mouthwatering clash with India sees the two behemoths of the modern game go head-to-head in five tests over six weeks with the tourists eyeing a third straight series triumph Down Under. As India and Australia renew their Test rivalry we go back in time and look at how the past five Border-Gavaskar Trophy series have panned out, who were the leading run-scorers, the highest wicket takers and the player of the series. (Image: Reuters) 2 / 6 India vs Australia 2022/2023 series | Australia in India | No.
of Tests played: 4 | Test venues and Results : Nagpur (India won by an innings and 132 runs), Delhi (India won by 6 wickets), Indore (Australia won by 9 wickets), Ahmedabad (Match Drawn) | Series Result: India beat Australia 2-1 | Top Run scorer : Usman Khawaja (333 runs) | Top wicket taker: Ravichandran Ashwin (25 wickets) | Players of the Series: Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja (Image: AP) 3 / 6 India vs Australia 2020/21 series | India in Australia | No of Tests: 4 | Test venues and Results: Adelaide (Australia won by 8 wickets), Melbourne (India won by 8 wickets), Sydney (Match Dawn), Brisbane (India won by 3 wickets) | Series Result: India beat Australia 2-1 | Top Run scorer: Marnus Labuschagne (426 runs) | Top wicket taker: Pat Cummins (21 wickets) | Players of the Series: Pat Cummins (Image: AP) 4 / 6 India vs Australia 2018/19 | India in Australia | No of Tests: 4 | Test venues and Results: Adelaide (India won by 31 runs), Perth (Australia won by 146 runs), Melbourne (India won by 137 runs), Sydney (Match Drawn) | Series Result: India beat Australia 2-1 | Top Run scorer: Cheteshwar Pujara (521 runs) | Top wicket taker: Jasprit Bumrah (21 wickets) | Player of the series : Cheteshwar Pujara (Image: AFP) 5 / 6 India vs Australia 2016/17 | Australia in India | No, of Tests : 4 | Test venues and Results: Pune (Australia won by 333 runs), Bengaluru (India won by 75 runs), Ranchi (Match Drawn), Dharamasala (India won by 8 wickets) | Series Result: India beat Australia 2-1 | Top Run scorer: Steven Smith (499 runs) | Top wicket taker: Ravindra Jadeja (25 wickets) | Player of the Series: Ravindra Jadeja (Image: AP) 6 / 6 India vs Australia 2014/15 | India in Australia | No, of Tests : 4 | | Test venues and Results: Adelaide (Australia won by 48 runs), Brisbane (Australia won by 4 wickets), Melbourne (Match Drawn), Sydney (Match Drawn) | Series Result: Australia beat India 2-0 | Top Run scorer: Steven Smith (769 runs) | Top wicket-taker : Nathan Lyon 23 (wickets) | Player of the Series: Steven Smith (Image: Reuters).
