Border-Gavaskar Trophy History
Named after distinguished cricketers Allan Border of Australia and Sunil Gavaskar of India, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is awarded to the winner of the men’s Test series between…you guessed it…Australia and India. The tournament has been contested since 1996-97.
Year |
Winner |
Winning/Defending Captain |
Player of the Series |
Host Nation |
| 2024-25 |
Australia |
Patrick Cummins |
Jasprit Bumrah (IN) |
Australia |
| 2022-23 |
India |
Rohit Sharma |
Axar Patel (IN) |
India |
| 2020-21 |
India |
Virat Kohli |
Patrick Cummins (AUS) |
Australia |
| 2018-19 |
India |
Virat Kohli |
Cheteshwar Pujara (IN) |
Australia |
| 2016-17 |
India |
Virat Kohli |
Ravindra Jadeja (IN) |
India |
| 2014-15 |
Australia |
Michael Clarke |
Steven Smith |
Australia |
| 2012-13 |
India |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Ravichandran Ashwin (IN) |
India |
| 2011-12 |
Australia |
Michael Clarke |
Michael Clarke |
Australia |
| 2010-11 |
India |
Mahendra Singh Dhoni |
Sachin Tendulkar (IN) |
India |
| 2008-09 |
India |
Anil Kumble/Mahendra Singh Dhoni** |
Ishant Sharma (IN) |
India |
| 2007-08 |
Australia |
Ricky Ponting |
Brett Lee (AUS) |
Australia |
| 2004-05 |
Australia |
Adam Gilchrist/Ricky Ponting* |
Damien Martyn (AUS) |
India |
| 2003-04 |
Series drawn—India retains |
Sourav Ganguly |
Rahul Dravid (IN) |
Australia |
| 2000-01 |
India |
Sourav Ganguly |
Harbhajan Singh (IN) |
India |
| 1999-2000 |
Australia |
Stephen Waugh |
Sachin Tendulkar (IN) |
Australia |
| 1997-98 |
India |
Mohammad Azharuddin |
Sachin Tendulkar (IN) |
India |
| 1996-97 |
India |
Sachin Tendulkar |
Nayan Mongia (IN) |
India |
*Vice Captain Adam Gilchrist took over the captaincy for the first three matches in place of an injured Ricky Ponting in 2004-05. Ponting returned to lead the fourth match.
**Vice Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni led the second match in place of an injured Anil Kumble. Although Kumble returned as captain of the Indian team for the third match, his injury persisted, leading him to announce his retirement after the third match. That led to the beginning of “the most” successful captaincy in the Indian team’s history, and what is widely regarded by many as “one of the most” successful captaincy of “all” of cricket history, under Dhoni. Indeed, it was under Dhoni’s leadership that India won the second and fourth matches in 2008-09 ultimately leading to the 2-0 series victory.