It’s that time of the cricket season again. India, the reigning World No. 1 Test team, take on Australia, ranked No. 2. A storied rivalry is set to resume to bring the curtains on India’s grand domestic season that began against New Zealand. And what better way than to take on arguably their greatest rivals in the longest format.
Over the past, India-Australia encounters have provided entertainment like few other match-ups. We take you down the memory lane with an interactive map where every Test match Australia has played over the last 30 years — starting with the tied Test in 1986.
All you have to do is click on any venue in the map below and voila — a brief summary of every Test played in that venue will pop-up. If you want to reminisce further, just click on the scorecard and it will take you to the match-page on ESPNCricinfo.
The four-Test series begins on 23 February and three of the venues will be hosting a Test match for the first time. Bangalore is the only traditional Test venue — a ground where, as you could see in the map, India’s record against Australia is pretty poor.
Which way will the battle swing this time? Can the Aussies stop the Indian juggernaut? Well, here’s to another exciting battle between the two top Test teams in the world!