How India vs Australia overshadowed everything else to become the biggest cricket rivalry of modern era
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How India vs Australia overshadowed everything else to become the biggest cricket rivalry of modern era

Hindustan Times  

Maybe it’s just coincidence, but the institution of a trophy for what till then was a largely one-sided rivalry has changed the dynamics of India-Australia Test cricket. Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah are set to begin a fresh chapter in the India-Australia rivalry In recognition of the services to the sport and to their respective trophies, the cricket boards of India and Australia decided that from 1996 onwards, the two countries would battle it out in Test cricket for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Allan Border oversaw one of the most difficult transitional phases for Australia in the mid-80s, eventually taking them to the 1987 World Cup title and helping them turn the corner, while Sunil Gavaskar is India’s first true batting legend, a magnificent amalgam of technique, temperament and pride that made him the first batter to reach 10,000 Test runs. Having waited 71 years for their first series win Down Under in 2018-19, India reprised their heroics two years later with a severely depleted side in arguably the greatest moment in Test cricket for India, home or away. Australia were sitting on a world record-equalling streak of 16 Test wins, had crushed India by an innings inside three days in Mumbai and enjoyed a massive lead of 274 after the first-innings skirmishes in Kolkata.

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