9 Most famous bilateral trophies in Cricket

9 Most famous bilateral trophies in Cricket: Test cricket is as much about competition as it is about tradition. When teams keep on playing against each other they develop a certain sense of rivalry which is not exactly bad for the game. It adds the much-needed appeal and interest quotient to the clash. Fans love to relate and identify their emotions to a particular national hero and the Cricket administrators are prudent enough to realize that. In view of that trophies are generally named after greats of the nation. Apart from the Ashes most of the bilateral series are named after individuals.

Here we list 9 famous bilateral Trophies in Cricket:

1. Border Gavaskar Trophy:

The Border–Gavaskar Trophy is a Test series, played between India and Australia and has witnessed some of the most competitive series played over the last decade. It is a four Test match affair played twice in every four years in home and away contests occurring 9 to 10 months apart. The series is named after Australia’s Allan Border and India’s Sunil Gavaskar, both of whom scored over 10,000 Test runs in their career and captained their respective teams with distinction at the Test level. The first series of the Border Gavaskar trophy was played in 1996-97 with India, the hosts winning it 1-0. India and Australia have both won the trophy six times each out of the 13 series played so far.

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