India's continuing dominance vs Australia in Test series: The big stats

Since then there have been three completed series and the ongoing one, which has had 2 Tests played so far and Team India have been on top in all. Rohit Sharma and co. went into the ongoing series having won a hat-trick of Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, including two back to back 2-1 series wins in Australia.By virtue of their two emphatic wins in the ongoing series, India have not only retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but also ensured that for the fourth consecutive time they will remain undefeated in a Test series against the Aussies.There is a long gap now before the third Test starts in Indore on March 1. India of course have named an unchanged squad for the remaining two Tests, as the hosts eye a series whitewash.

As we count down to the third Test, TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at some of the big statistics in this rivalry over the last three completed series and the one that is currently on:# With their splendid series performance by 2-1 in 2016-17 in India; by 2-1 in 2018-19 in Australia; by 2-1 in 2020-21 in Australia and by 2-0 (an unassailable lead) in the ongoing Test series at home, India have retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in four consecutive years - a feat even Australia could not accomplish.# India have won eight, lost three and drawn three out of fourteen Tests played vs Australia during the course of retaining Border-Gavaskar trophy in four successive series.# From the 2016-17 series onwards, the Indian batter with the most runs in this rivalry is Cheteshwar Pujara. He has played 14 Tests in this time period against the Aussies, scoring 1235 runs, at an average of 51.45. His highest score has been 202 so far, with 4 hundreds and 6 half centuries.# From the 2016-17 series onwards, the