Australian national cricket team in India for the 2008-09 season
The Australian national cricket team's tour to India in the 2008-09 season took place from October 9th to November 10th, 2008. The international cricket tour was part of the 2008/09 international cricket season and included four test matches . India won the series 2-0.
prehistory
classification
It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in the 2007/08 season in Australia .
Uncertainty of the event
After numerous bomb attacks in the region, which among other things led to the cancellation of the ICC Champions Trophy in Pakistan , there were also security concerns on this tour. A possible rescheduling of the third test was considered for a long time after several incidents there. The attacks in Mumbai occurred about two weeks after the tour .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were planned as venues for the tour and announced on April 9, 2008.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Chinnaswamy Stadium | Bangalore | 42,000 | 1st test |
| Feroz Shah Kotla | Delhi | 48,000 | 3rd test |
| Punjab Cricket Association Stadium | Mohali | 35,000 | 2nd test |
| Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium | Nagpur | 45,000 | 4th test |
Squad
Australia named their roster on September 12, 2008. India named their roster on October 1, 2008.
| test | |
|---|---|
 India
|
 Australia
|
Tour matches
| September 27-28 Scorecard |
Jaipur |
Australians 218 (77.1) |
- |
RCA Center of Excellence 122 (52.2) |
| draw | ||||
| October 2-5 scorecard |
Hyderabad |
Indian Board President's XI 455 (108.4) & 127-2 (38) |
- |
Australians 314 (120.3) |
| draw | ||||
Test matches
First test in Bangalore
| October 9-13 Scorecard |
Bangalore |
Australia 430 (149.5) & 228-6d (73) |
- |
India 360 (119) & 177-4 (73) |
| draw | ||||
Second test in Mohali
| October 17-21 Scorecard |
Mohali |
India 469 (129) & 314-3d (65) |
- |
Australia 268 (101.4) & 195 (64.4) |
| India wins with 320 runs | ||||
Indian player Zaheer Khan has been fined for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Third test in Delhi
| October 29th - November 2nd scorecard |
Delhi |
India 613-7d (161) & 208-5d (77.3) |
- |
Australia 577 (179.3) & 31-0 (8) |
| draw | ||||
After Indian player Gautam Gambhir had an argument with Australian Shane Watson , Watson was fined and Gambhir suspended from one game. After the game, Indian captain Anil Kumble announced his retirement from international cricket.
Fourth test in Nagpur
| November 6-10 Scorecard |
Nagpur |
India 441 (124.5) & 295 (82.4) |
- |
Australia 355 (134.4) & 209 (50.2) |
| India wins with 172 runs | ||||
statistics
The following cricket statistics were obtained on this tour.
| Testing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100s | 50s |
| Gautam Gambhir |
India
|
3 | 6th | 463 | 77.16 | 206 | 2 | 1 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
India
|
4th | 8th | 396 | 56.57 | 109 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael Hussey |
Australia
|
4th | 7th | 394 | 56.28 | 146 | 1 | 3 |
| VVS Laxman |
India
|
4th | 7th | 381 | 95.25 | 200 * | 1 | 2 |
| Virender Sehwag |
India
|
4th | 8th | 351 | 43.87 | 92 | 0 | 3 |
| bowling | ||||||||
| player | team | Games | Overs | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5W | 10W |
| Ishant Sharma |
India
|
4th | 138 | 15th | 27.06 | 4/77 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh |
India
|
3 | 172.2 | 15th | 28.86 | 4/64 | 0 | 0 |
| Amit Mishra |
India
|
3 | 122 | 14th | 24.07 | 5/71 | 1 | 0 |
| Mitchell Johnson |
Australia
|
4th | 166 | 13 | 40.07 | 4/70 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Krejza |
Australia
|
1 | 74.5 | 12 | 29.83 | 8/215 | 1 | 1 |
Player of the Series
The following players were honored as Player of the Series .
| series | Player of the Series |
|---|---|
| test |
 Ishant Sharma
|
Player of the Match
The following players were recognized as Player of the Match .
| game | Player of the Match |
|---|---|
| 1st test |
Zaheer Khan
|
| 2nd test |
MS Dhoni
|
| 3rd test |
VVS Laxman
|
| 4th test |
 Jason Krejza
|
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bomb attacks raise concern over visit ( English ) Cricinfo. July 28, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Peter English: Australia wary after New Delhi terrorist attacks ( English ) Cricinfo. September 14, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Australia not seeking venue change yet ( English ) Cricinfo. September 28, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Bangalore and Nagpur get Australia Tests again ( English ) Cricinfo. April 9, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Symonds out, McGain in for India ( English ) Cricinfo. September 12, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Ganguly retained for first two tests ( English ) Cricinfo. October 1, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Zaheer fined 80% of match fee for send-off ( English ) Cricinfo. October 21, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Gambhir and Watson charged ( English ) Cricinfo. October 30, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Watson found guilty in elbow incident ( English ) Cricinfo. October 30, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Gambhir to appeal one-Test ban ( English ) Cricinfo. October 31, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Anil Kumble retires from cricket ( English ) Cricinfo. November 2, 2008. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2008/09 / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
- ↑ Records / Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2008/09 / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 22, 2016.