
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), named after former captains Allan Border and Sunil Gavaskar, is a Test series contested by India and Australia since the 1996-97 season.
The BGT is played every once in two or three years either in India or Australia with the hosts alternating in most editions. So far, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been held 16 times.
The BGT, which started as a one-off Test in 1996, has evolved into 2-match, 3-match or 4-match series, which is the norm currently, over the years. India has hosted the BGT 8 times, while Australia has played hosts 7 times so far.
In the 16 editions so far, India hold a huge advantage, having won the series 10 times against Australia, who have won it 5 times with one series ending in a draw that year also trophy was given to India as the holders. So, in total India has won BGT 11 times.
In the 9 home series, India has won 8 times and lost once, while the Indian team has won two recent series and drawn one Down Under. Most of the meetings have been very intense, but at least four series have been white-washes.
In total, there have been 56 Tests played in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Among the 56, Australia has won 20 Tests, while India has won 24 Tests and 12 meetings between the two sides have ended in draw.
Before the BGT from 1947-1992, India and Australia have met in 50 Tests in 12 series. In the 12 series, Australia has won 7 and India once with four series ending in draws.
Every BGT series has seen a player of the series with India icon Sachin Tendulkar winning the award the most - three times, while the other 13 awards have been won by 12 different players.
| Season | Host | Matches | Winner | Series Result | Player of the Series |
| 1996-97 | India | 1 | India | 1-0 | Nayan Mongia |
| 1997-98 | India | 3 | India | 2-1 | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 1999-2000 | Australia | 3 | Australia | 3-0 | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 2000-01 | India | 3 | India | 2-1 | Harbhajan Singh |
| 2003-04 | Australia | 4 | Drawn | 1-1 | Rahul Dravid |
| 2004-05 | India | 4 | Australia | 2-1 | Damien Martyn |
| 2007-08 | Australia | 4 | Australia | 2-1 | Brett Lee |
| 2008-09 | India | 4 | India | 2-0 | Ishant Sharma |
| 2010-11 | India | 2 | India | 2-0 | Sachin Tendulkar |
| 2011-12 | Australia | 4 | Australia | 4-0 | Michael Clarke |
| 2012-13 | India | 4 | India | 4-0 | Ravichandran Ashwin |
| 2014-15 | Australia | 4 | Australia | 2-0 | Steve Smith |
| 2016-17 | India | 4 | India | 2-1 | Ravindra Jadeja |
| 2018-19 | Australia | 4 | India | 2-1 | Cheteshwar Pujara |
| 2020-21 | Australia | 4 | India | 2-1 | Pat Cummins |
| 2023 | India | 4 | India | 2-1 | Ravichandran Ashwin & Ravindra Jadeja |