Find 8 Facts About The Border-Gavaskar Trophy and Why Winning This Season Is Important For India!

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) was established in 1996 to honor two cricket legends, Allan Border (of Australia) and Sunil Gavaskar (of India)

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It was introduced to celebrate the cricketing rivalry between India and Australia but evolved into one of the most eagerly awaited Test series globally.

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Sunil Gavaskar and Allan Border were the first cricketers to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket and were the highest run-getters in the longest format of the game for quite some time.

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Captain Rohit Sharma missed the opening test match in Perth to welcome his second child with his family.

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India’s vice captain and bowler Jasprit Bumbrah led India in the series opener of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, making all the decisions for the team.

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India’s rise as a popular force in Test cricket has been proven by dominating the BGT. Out of 16 series, India has won 10 so far.

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Two Indian pacers - Nitesh Reddy and Harshit Rana - played their first International test match for the country as a part of BGT.

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The 5-match Test series between India and Australia holds importance for the World Test Championship 2025, where India needs 4 wins to qualify.

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