Test matches are being played between India and Australia for the last 76 years. However, the Test series to be held between the two countries in the year 1996-97 was named after Australian great batsman Allen Border and India’s great player Sunil Gavaskar. The name of this series was named ‘Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test Series’. Let us know the names and figures of the top-5 bowlers who have taken the most wickets in the 15-season series played since 1996-97.
Top-5 wicketkeepers of ‘Border-Gavaskar Trophy’
1. Anil Kumble – 111 wickets
2. Harbhajan Singh – 95 wickets
3. Nathan Lyon – 94 wickets
4. Ravichandran Ashwin – 89 wickets
5. Ravindra Jadeja – 63 wickets
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5 players with most matches in ‘Border-Gavaskar Trophy’
1. Sachin Tendulkar – 34 matches
2. Rahul Dravid – 32 matches
3. VVS Laxman – 29 matches
4. Ricky Ponting – 29 matches
5. Ishant Sharma – 25 matches
3 players with maximum number of matches as captain in ‘Border-Gavaskar Trophy’
1. MS Dhoni (MS Dhoni) – 13 matches
2. Ricky Ponting – 11 matches
3. Virat Kohli – 10 matches
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