India's Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith. Composite from agencies
India's Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith. Composite from agencies
India's Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith. Composite from agencies
India's Virat Kohli and Australia's Steve Smith. Composite from agencies

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India v Australia Test series: Fixtures, squad lists and everything you need to know

Ahead of the highly anticipated four-Test bout between No 1 India and No 2 Australia beginning this week in Pune, here is a guide with all you need to know, including fixtures, squad lists and a brief history between the two sides.

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Ahead of the highly anticipated four-Test bout between No 1 India and No 2 Australia beginning this week in Pune, here is a guide with all you need to know, including fixtures, squad lists and a brief history between the two sides.

FIXTURES

All start at 9.30am UAE time

• 1st Test: February 23-27, Pune

• 2nd Test: March 4-8, Bengaluru

• 3rd Test: March 16-20, Ranchi

• 4th Test: March 25-29, Dharamsala

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INDIA

• Test ranking: 1

• Captain: Virat Kohli

• Coach: Anil Kumble

• Squad: Kohli, Murali Vijay, Lokesh Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Karun Nair, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Abhinav Mukund, Hardik Pandya

Recent form:

• Beat Bangladesh in one-off home Test

• Beat England 4-0 in five-match home series

• Beat New Zealand 3-0 in three-match home series

• Beat West Indies 2-0 in four-match away series

AUSTRALIA

• Test ranking: 2

• Coach: Darren Lehmann

• Captain: Steve Smith

• Squad: Smith (captain), David Warner, Matt Renshaw, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Peter Handscomb, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matt Wade, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Jackson Bird, Nathan Lyon, Stephen O’Keefe, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Swepson

Recent form:

• Beat Pakistan 3-0 in three-match home series

• Lost to South Africa 2-1 in three-match home series

• Lost to Sri Lanka 3-0 in three-match away series

• Beat New Zealand 2-0 in two-match away series

HEAD TO HEAD

• Total: 90

• Australia wins: 40

• India wins: 24

• Draws: 25

• Tied: 1

IN INDIA

• Total matches: 46

• India wins: 19

• Australia wins: 12

• Draws: 14

• Tied: 1

Last eight Tests

• Sydney Jan, 2015 Drawn

• Melbourne Dec, 2014 Drawn

• Brisbane Dec, 2014 Australia won by four wickets

• Adelaide Dec, 2014 Australia won by 48 runs

• Delhi March, 2013 India won by six wickets

• Mohali March, 2013 India won by six wickets

• Hyderabad March, 2013 India won by an innings and 135 runs

• Chennai February, 2013 India won by eight wickets

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