The Border Gavaskar trophy 2023 will be held in India between February 09 and March 13, 2023. Upcoming India vs Australia test series will be the 16th edition of BGT. In the previous 15 times India and Australia have faced each other in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, India has taken the honors on 9 occasions while Australia has taken home the trophy 5 times. Both the teams shared the honors in 2003-04 when the test series was hosted by Australia.
In this piece, we will try to find out how India has performed in the past in the Border Gavaskar trophy series. The stats will also disclose the performance of team India in BGT at home and on Australian soil.
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India’s Performance in the Border Gavaskar Trophy
Here is how India has performed in the past in the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
| Year | Venue | Result | Margin |
| 1996-97 | India | Won | 1-0 |
| 1997-98 | India | Won | 2-1 |
| 1999 | Australia | Lost | 0-3 |
| 2000-01 | India | Won | 2-1 |
| 2003-04 | Australia | Draw | 1-1 |
| 2004-05 | India | Lost | 1-2 |
| 2007-08 | Australia | Lost | 1-2 |
| 2008-09 | India | Won | 2-0 |
| 2010-11 | India | Won | 2-0 |
| 2011-12 | Australia | Lost | 0-4 |
| 2012-13 | India | Won | 4-0 |
| 2014-15 | Australia | Lost | 0-2 |
| 2016-17 | India | Won | 2-1 |
| 2018-19 | Australia | Won | 2-1 |
| 2020-21 | Australia | Won | 2-1 |
As we have already discussed in the opening paragraph, India has the upper hand going into the XVIth edition of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in 2023. Also, India won the last 3 editions in 2017, 2018 and 2020. Why this is important in the context of the upcoming test series is India won 2 out of 3 times on Australian soil. Let’s wait and watch as an upbeat Australian test side visits India for the test series.
