Australian cricket team have always played with a lot of intent when they locked horns with the Indian cricket team during their journey. Be it batters, bowlers or fielders, they have given it all against India and reaped rewards.
Australia have indeed enjoyed a great deal of success over the years against Team India in Test cricket at home. However, in the last two Border Gavaskar Trophy series in Australia, Team India came out on top much to Australia’s annoyance.
Team India won the series by 2-1 in the last two outings in Australia. This time, they will be hosting Australia for the Border Gavaskar Trophy series (four-match Test series), with the first Test slated to be played on February 9 in Nagpur.
Now in this article, let’s take a glimpse at the three Australian players who have scored the most Test centuries in India.
1. Michael Clarke
Michael Clarke has been one of the vital cogs of the Australian cricket team during the heydays of his cricketing career. The former Australian skipper has enjoyed batting against Team India in India in his journey. He is one of the three Australian players who has scored the most Test centuries in India. The former cricketer has slammed as many as three centuries, registering his best score of 151.
2. Neil Harvey
Neil Harvey who represented the Australian cricket team between 1956 to 1960 scored 609 runs against India in India. The former cricketer has smashed three Test centuries in India, registering his best score of 140.
3. Steve Smith
Steve Smith who is currently the best batsman for Australia in the longest format also enjoyed playing in the Indian conditions. The right-handed batter has a stupendous batting average of 60 in India. Overall, he has scored 660 runs in six Tests in India. Notably, he has slammed three Test centuries, registering his personal best score of an unbeaten 178*.
