Under Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s captaincy, India exacted revenge as they whitewashed the Australians 4-0 to clinch the Border-Gavaskar Trophy held in India in 2013.

Besides, Which is better ashes or Border-Gavaskar Trophy?

The Ashes urn remains the most coveted prize for Australian cricket but the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is not far behind. The importance of the series has escalated significantly in the past six years as each side has become more competitive away from home.

Keeping this in mind, How many times Dhoni won the Border Gavaskar Trophy?

Player Span Won
MS Dhoni (INDIA) 2008-2014
8
RT Ponting (AUS) 2004-2010 2
V Kohli (INDIA) 2014-2020 3
SR Waugh (AUS) 1999-2004 5

Has India ever won a Test series in New Zealand?

New Zealand won both the T20Is. India won both the ODI series 3–1 and

Test series 1–0

.



Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2008–09.

Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 2009
Captains Daniel Vettori Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Test series
Result India won the 3-match series 1–0
Most runs Jesse Ryder (327) Gautam Gambhir (445)

Has India ever won a Test series in England?

India’s only previous win at the London venue of the first-ever Test played 141 years ago was in 1971 when they clinched a historic first series in England. India’s crushing 157-run win over England, taking all 10 second innings wickets on the last day to dismiss the hosts for 210, gave the visitors a 2-1 lead.

Is Border-Gavaskar Trophy bigger than Ashes?

The Border-Gavaskar trophy is equivalent to the Ashes. It shows the growing competition between the two countries. Tied Test (1986) is the greatest game I have ever played. Kolkata Test (2001) loss was memorable,” Waugh said in a virtual interaction while participating in India Global Week 2020.

Why is Border-Gavaskar Trophy important?

But 2020-21 Border-Gavaskar Trophy emerged as the winner as it received the most number of votes in the final poll against the 1999 India vs Pakistan series. India had scripted history by defeating Australia in the four-match Test series and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Which country has won the most Ashes series?


Australia

has won more Ashes Tests than England, winning 136 of the 335 matches, compared to England’s 108 victories. Australia also holds the edge in Ashes series won, having won on 33 occasions compared to England’s 32.



Ashes series.

Years 1882–83
First match 30 December 1882
Drawn 0
Result
England
Holder England

Which teams have won Test series in Australia?

Series/Tournament Season Winner
England in Australia Test Series 1876/77 drawn
England in Australia Test Match 1878/79 Australia
Australia in England Test Match 1880 England
England in Australia Test Series 1881/82 Australia

How many tests have India won in New Zealand?

In terms of the number of Test matches played, again India have won more number of matches. Of the 60 Test matches played between these two nations,

21

have been won by India and New Zealand have managed to win only 13 games.



Match-wise Statistics.

First Match
1955
Match was Drawn
Last Match 2021 Won by New Zealand

Which country has never won a Test series in India?

Out of all the Test-playing nations where Test cricket has been hosted, South Africa and Australia are the two nations where India have never won a Test series.

Which country has won Test series in India?

Series/Tournament Season Winner

Sri Lanka

in India Test Series
1986/87 India
Pakistan in India Test Series 1986/87 Pakistan
West Indies in India Test Series 1987/88 drawn
New Zealand in India Test Series 1988/89 India

In which year did India won the Test series in England?

England’s 2–1 Test series win was their first series victory in India since the 1984–85 tour.



English cricket team in India in 2012–13.

England cricket team in India in

2012–13
Result England won the 4-match series 2–1
Most runs Cheteshwar Pujara (438) Alastair Cook (562)

How many test matches have India won in England?

India’s victory at The Oval earlier in the week, on Monday, was only their ninth Test win in England. This is also only the second occasion in their cricketing history that India have won two Test matches in a series in England.

Which Indian captain won Test series in England?

Under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar, India defeated England at the Oval to win a memorable away series victory. On August 24, 1971, India registered their first ever Test series win in England.

Which countries have won Test series in India?

Series/Tournament Season Winner
Sri Lanka in India Test Series 1986/87 India
Pakistan in India Test Series 1986/87 Pakistan
West Indies in India Test Series 1987/88 drawn
New Zealand in India Test Series 1988/89 India

Has Australia ever lost a Test series in Australia?

As of 19 October 2018, Australia have played 814 Test matches; winning 383, lost 220, 209 were drawn and 2 matches were tied.



Matches played (by country)

Team Australia
Opponent South Africa
Matches 102
Won 48
Lost 50

Which countries won Test series in Australia?

Series/Tournament Season Winner
England in Australia Test Series 1876/77 drawn
England in Australia Test Match 1878/79 Australia
Australia in England Test Match 1880 England
England in Australia Test Series 1881/82 Australia

Which team won more ashes?

Australia are the current holders of the Ashes. They won the last series 4-0, back in 2017. Overall, Australia have won 33 series and England has won 32, and five series have been drawn.

Why is Eng vs Aus called Ashes?

The term ‘Ashes’ was first used after England lost to Australia – for the first time on home soil – at The Oval on 29th August 1882. A day later, the Sporting Times carried a mock obituary of English cricket which concluded that: “The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia”.

Why Ashes trophy is so small?

The Ashes urn is a small urn made of terracotta and standing 10.5 cm (4.1 inches) high, believed to contain the ashes of a burnt cricket bail.


The Ashes Urn
Sport Cricket
Awarded for Winning the Ashes
Country Australia England
Presented by ICC

Has Pakistan won a Test series in Australia?

1st Test at Brisbane Cricket Ground – Nov 21-24, 2019;

Australia won

by an innings and 5 runs (Pak 240 and 335; Aus 580).



Overall Test Records (Since 1956)

Year 1976/77
Total 3
Australia 1
Pakistan 1
Drawn 1

Has Sri Lanka won a Test series in Australia?

The Sri Lankan team won an ODI series against Australia in Australia in 2010.



First Test series wins.

Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
Pakistan 2009 1995
South Africa 2004 2019
West Indies 2001
Zimbabwe 1996 1999

Which team has won back to back Test series in Australia?

Series/Tournament Season Winner

South Africa

in Australia Test Series
1910/11 Australia
The Ashes (England in Australia) 1911/12 England
Australia v South Africa Test Series (in England) 1912 Australia
The Ashes (Australia in England) 1912 England