India
ICC Test Ranking: 2
Captain: MS Dhoni
Coach: Duncan Fletcher
Squad:
MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid, Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, R Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun, Umesh Yadav, Zaheer Khan
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Australia
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ICC Test Ranking: 4
Captain: Michael Clarke
Coach: Mickey Arthur
Squad (for 1st test):
Michael Clarke, David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Mike Hussey, Brad Haddin, Dan Christian, Peter Siddle, Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Starc, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon
Both Teams Head to Head (International Test Matches, All Venues):
Total Matches: 78
India won: 20 (winning %: 25.64)
Australia won: 34 (winning %: 43.58)
Draw: 23
Tie: 1
Both Teams Head to Head (International Test Matches, In Australia):
Total Matches: 36
India won: 5
Australia won: 22
Draw: 9
Tie: 0
Highest Team Totals:
India: 705/7 (decl) at Sydney in 2004
Australia: 674 at Adelaide in 1948
Lowest Team Totals:
India: 58 at Brisbane in 1947
Australia: 83 at Melbourne in 1981
Largest Victories:
Australia: innings and 226 runs at Brisbane in 1947
India: innings and 219 runs at Kolkata in 1998
Batsman with most runs vs opponent:
Sachin is the most successful Indian batsman against Australia
India: Sachin Tendulkar 3151 runs in 31 matches (59 innings) at avg 60.59 (100: 11, 50: 13, HS 241*)
Australia: Ricky Ponting 2011 runs in 25 matches (45 innings) at avg 47.88 (100: 6, 50: 9, HS 281)
Highest Individual Score:
India: VVS Laxman 281 at Kolkata in 2001
Australia: Ricky Ponting 257 at Melbourne in 2003
Most Wickets:
India: Anil Kumble (111 wickets from 20 matches)
Australia: Brett Lee (53 wickets from 12 matches)
Best Bowling in a match:
India: Harbhajan Singh (15/217 in 80.1 overs at Chennai in 2001)
Australia: Alan Davidson (12/124 in 77.4 overs at Kanpur 1959)
Most 5 wickets in an innings:
India: Anil Kumble (10)
Australia: Richie Benaud (5)
Most 10 wickets in a match:
India: Harbhajan Singh (3)
Australia: Garth McKenzie (2)
Most dismissals by a wicketkeeper:
India: Syed Kirmani (41: catch 29, stump: 12)
Australia: Adam Gilchrist (75: catch 73, stump: 2)
Most Catches:
India: Rahul Dravid (46)
Australia: Ricky Ponting (30)
Highest Batting Partnership:
India: VVS Laxman, R Dravid 376 runs for 5th wicket at Kolkata in 2001
Australia: S Waugh, R Ponting 239 runs for 5th wicket at Adelaide in 1999
Result of previous Indian tours to Australia:
| Season | Matches | Winner | Margin |
| 1947/48 | 5 | Australia | 4-0 |
| 1967/68 | 4 | Australia | 4-0 |
| 1977/78 | 5 | Australia | 3-2 |
| 1980/81 | 3 | Drawn | 1-1 |
| 1985/86 | 3 | Drawn | 0-0 |
| 1991/92 | 5 | Australia | 4-0 |
| 1999/00 | 3 | Australia | 3-0 |
| 2003/04 | 4 | Drawn | 1-1 |
| 2007/08 | 4 | Australia | 2-1 |
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