The Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) has emerged as the most prestigious rivalry in Test cricket. The BGT began in 1996. Over the years, India has dominated this rivalry, winning the BGT trophy 10 times compared to Australia's five. The Indians have dominated the Australian team over the last decade, winning the last four series, including two historic victories on Australian soil in 2018-19 and 2020-21. The Indian batting lineup has played a key role in these victories, putting up a strong fight against the top-quality Australian bowling attack. Many of these batsmen who played a key role in India's historic victory are set to return for the upcoming BGT 2024-25 series
India legend Virat Kohli has scored the most runs in Test cricket in Australia among the current Indian team members. Kohli has scored a total of 1352 runs in Australia at an impressive batting average of 54. His impressive record in Australia includes six centuries and four half-centuries. His best performance came during the 2014 series, where he scored 692 runs in eight innings, including two centuries in Adelaide. His six centuries in Australia are equal to Sachin Tendulkar for the most centuries by any Indian batsman.
Rishabh Pant has scored 624 runs in Australia at an average of 62. Pant's most memorable innings came at the Gabba in 2021, where he scored 89* to lead India to a historic Test match and series win, ending Australia's winning streak at the ground. Apart from this, he has also scored a century in Australia. Pant's highest individual score was 159 runs, which he scored at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in 2019.
Current Indian captain Rohit Sharma, who struggled to cement his place in the Test team until 2019, features on this list. Rohit has scored a total of 408 runs in Test cricket in Australia at a batting average of 31. He first toured Australia in 2014, where he played two Test matches in Adelaide and Brisbane, scoring 81 runs in four innings. Sharma has scored three half-centuries in Australia, one each on his three tours.
Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has been India's troubleshooter with the bat. The Indian all-rounder has scored 384 runs in Australia at an average of 24. He has toured Australia four times in his career. His most notable innings came in Sydney in 2021, where he played the entire session with Hanuma Vihari and secured a famous draw for India.
India's youngest player is Shubman Gill, who made an instant impact during his maiden tour of Australia in 2020-21. He scored 259 runs in the series including a match-winning 91 in the second innings in Brisbane and played a key role in India's historic series win. With two half-centuries to his name in Australia, Gill will play a key role in the Indian batting lineup on the upcoming tour.
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