Three of the five Test matches in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024–25 between India and Australia have been completed, leaving the series level at 1-1 after an entertaining and dramatic contest between two of cricket’s biggest rivals. The 4th Test match, a Boxing Day Test, is scheduled to be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26.
India has maintained an impressive record at the MCG in recent years, winning the Boxing Day Tests on their last two tours and securing a draw in the preceding one. Players like KL Rahul Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane have delivered outstanding batting performances.
100s For India in Boxing Day Tests
KL Rahul holds the record for the most centuries in Boxing Day Tests, having scored hundreds in both 2021 and 2023 on the same occasion.
- 1987 – Vengsarkar vs WI
- 1992 – Kapil Dev vs SA
- 1998 – Azhar vs NZ
- 1998 – Sachin vs NZ
- 1999 – Sachin vs AUS
- 2003 – Sehwag vs AUS
- 2014 – Kohli vs AUS
- 2014 – Rahane vs AUS
- 2018 – Pujara vs AUS
- 2020 – Rahane vs AUS
- 2021 – Rahul vs SA
- 2023 – Rahul vs SA
India vs Australia Boxing Day Test squad
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Australia squad: Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Travis Head (vc), Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster
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