Border Gavaskar Trophy: Who won the most matches?
Border Gavaskar Trophy is the most popular series after the Aces series in test cricket. The series between
india and
australia is named after the legends of both countries. This series has been held since 1996. Before that
india and
australia clashed from 1947 to 92 as a mere bilateral series without any name. After that, the Gavaskar Cup was started only in 96.
sachin tendulkar is the highest scorer in the series with 3262 runs. Similarly, star player Anil Kumble is the highest wicket-taker in this series with 111 wickets.
Indian team has won the Gavaskar trophy maximum of 10 times.
australia has won the trophy only five times. A total of 52 Test matches have been played so far. In this, the
indian team has won 22 Test matches and the Australian team has won 19 Test matches.
The last two times the Gavaskar Trophy has been held in
australia, the
indian team has surprisingly won the series. But the Australian team won the Gavaskar Trophy in
india only in 2004. Thus, the team's attempt to win the Gavaskar Trophy on
indian soil has been unsuccessful for 18 years.
virat kohli is the
indian player who has scored the most centuries in this series. He has scored four centuries. The series is expected to have no shortage of excitement as the
indian team is also motivated to achieve on
indian soil and at least win two or three matches if
australia is to qualify for the World Test Championship.