Dominance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy: A Historical Overview

With the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 on the horizon, it's a great time to examine which team has dominated this esteemed Test series between India and Australia.

As India gears up for crucial Test series against Bangladesh, New Zealand, and Australia leading up to the World Test Championship (WTC) final in June 2025, the upcoming clash against Australia is highly anticipated. Both teams, currently ranked first and second in Test cricket, faced off in the previous WTC final, where Australia secured their first WTC title by defeating India.

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be crucial in determining the finalists for the WTC final. Here's a look at the historical winners of the trophy:

India has claimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy ten times, while Australia has won it five times. Australia’s most recent series win was in 2014-15, with their last triumph on Indian soil dating back to 2004-05. India, meanwhile, is on a four-series winning streak. A victory in the upcoming series would extend India's hold on the trophy to over a decade.

List of Border-Gavaskar Trophy Winners:

- 1996/97: India defeated Australia 1-0 (home)

- 1997/98: India defeated Australia 2-1 (home)

- 1999/2000: Australia defeated India 3-0 (away)

- 2000/01: India defeated Australia 2-1 (home)

- 2003/04: Series drawn 1-1 (away); India retained the trophy

- 2004/05: Australia defeated India 2-1 (home)

- 2007/08: Australia defeated India 2-1 (away)

- 2008/09: India defeated Australia 2-0 (home)

- 2010/11: India defeated Australia 2-0 (home)

- 2011/12: Australia defeated India 4-0 (away)

- 2012/13: India defeated Australia 4-0 (home)

- 2014/15: Australia defeated India 2-0 (away)

- 2016/17: India defeated Australia 2-1 (home)

- 2018/19: India defeated Australia 2-1 (away)

- 2020/21: India defeated Australia 2-1 (away)

- 2022/23: India defeated Australia 2-1 (home)

As the new series approaches, the battle for supremacy in this iconic rivalry promises to be as fierce as ever.