The much anticipated four-Test series between India and Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will begin on February 9 in Nagpur.
Here's an appetizing view on one of the fiercest rivalry in Test cricket:
INDIA
World rank in Tests: 2
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Coach: Rahul Dravid
Top-ranked batsman: Rohit Sharma (10)
Top-ranked bowler: Ravichandran Ashwin (4)
Squad (1st & 2nd Test): Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Suryakumar Yadav
AUSTRALIA
World rank in Tests: 1
Captain: Pat Cummins
Coach: Andrew McDonald
Top-ranked batsman: Marnus Labuschagne (1)
Top-ranked bowler: Pat Cummins (1)
Squad: Pat Cummins (captain), Ashton Agar, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Matthew Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, David Warner
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Test series: 27
India won: 10
Australia won: 12
Draws: 5
LAST THREE SERIES
2020-21: India beat Australia 2-1 in four-test series in Australia
2018-19: India beat Australia 2-1 in four-test series in Australia
2016-17: India beat Australia 2-1 in four-test series in India
FIXTURES
First Test: Feb 9-13, Nagpur
Second Test: Feb 17-21, New Delhi
Third Test: March 1-5, Dharamsala
Fourth Test: March 9-13, Ahmedabad
(With agency inputs)
