For years the India-Australia rivalry has given the fans many memories. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy always bring out the best side of the players, be it India’s iconic comeback in the 2001 Kolkata Test or Australaia’s lethal bowling display in Adelaide Test in 2020. The stage is set for another of these iconic rivalries that start on the 9th of February. In the meantime, let us rewind the clock and look at some of the most memorable bowling spells from the Border-Gavaskar trophy.
#1 Kapil Dev- 8/106 in Adelaide, 1985-86
Kapil Dev (source: Twitter)
Former India captain Kapil Dev’s 8/106 is the best Test bowling figure in an inning in Australia to date. It was the first Test of the 1985-86 Border Gavaskar Trophy in Adelaide, and India was playing Australia on their home turf for the first time in 5 years.
Kapil used a combination of bouncers and swinging deliveries to take eight wickets, including those of his Australian counterpart Allan Border. On the back of Kapil’s performance, India limited the hosts to 381 runs in the first innings and scored 520 runs in response. The match, however, eventually ended in a draw.
