The cricket rivalry between India and Australia is quite decades old. They played their first test match against each other in 1947, and there has been no looking back ever since then. However, the rivalry has taken a dominant tangent in the past two decades. Let us look at the spirit of cricket and the prevailing competition between India and Australia.
2000-2001
India won the series by 2-1. Harbhajan Singh, Indian Spinner, became the first Indian bowler to get a hat trick in the Test format, and he took 15 wickets overall.
2003-2004
The series was played in Australia, and it got drawn at 1-1.
2004-2005
Adam Gilchrist led team Australia won the series by 2-1.
2007-2008
Australia won the series by 2-1. However, the series is infamous for the racism controversy that arose during the match between Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh and Australian bowler Andrew Symonds in Sydney.
2008-2009
India dominated the series played at home, and won the series by 2-0.
2010-2011
The matches were played at Mohali and Bengaluru, where India won the series by 2-0. A double century by Sachin Tendulkar made way for India’s big winning in the second match.
2011-2012
The 4-match test series was played between India and Australia in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, and Adelaide. Australia won the series by 4-0.
2012-2013
Virat Kohli made a century, and MS Dhoni made 224 runs in the 1st Test of this 4-match series. Indian bowlers Ashwin, Jadeja, and Cheteshwar Pujara dominated the bowling spells and made way for India’s winning the series by 4-0.
2014-2015
The series started a few days after the death of Australian cricketer Phil Hughes. Australia won the series by 2-0.
2018-2019
This was the first time India could win against Australia out of their homeland. India won this series by 2-1.
2020-2021
This 3-match series was played during the Covid outbreak in Gabba, where India won the series by 2-1.
