Border–Gavaskar Trophy (India v Australia):
where to watch
India v Australia, 5 Tests, from 21 – 25 January 2027. TV channels and streaming services by country, each with its source.
Where to watch
| Country | TV | Streaming | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Star Sports ↗ | JioHotstar ↗ | ? Unverified The BCCI awarded its media rights for Sept 2023 to March 2028 to Viacom18; the award does not name JioHotstar, now JioStar’s streaming service. Check the JioHotstar schedule. BCCI media rights award ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| United Kingdom | TNT Sports ↗ | discovery+ ↗ | ✓ Confirmed Warner Bros. Discovery’s five-year deal (announced January 2024) covers every Test, ODI and T20 series in India, for the UK and Ireland. Variety ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Ireland | TNT Sports ↗ | discovery+ ↗ | ✓ Confirmed The same TNT Sports deal covers Ireland. Variety ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| United States | Willow TV ↗ | Willow by Cricbuzz ↗ | ✓ Confirmed On Willow’s own coverage list (India home Tests); not a series-by-series announcement. Willow about page ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Canada | Willow TV ↗ | Willow by Cricbuzz ↗ | ✓ Confirmed On Willow’s own coverage list (India home Tests); not a series-by-series announcement. Willow about page ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
Any other country: Listing pending we haven’t found an official broadcaster yet. We add it as soon as the broadcaster, the board or a major outlet names it. Once a Test is within a few weeks, its match page shows the start time in your time zone and every listing we have.
Fixtures
- 21 – 25 January 2027 · Test 1 · Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur · Match page →
- 29 Jan – 2 Feb 2027 · Test 2 · M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai · Match page →
- 11 – 15 February 2027 · Test 3 · Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati · Match page →
- 19 – 23 February 2027 · Test 4 · JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi · Match page →
- 27 Feb – 3 Mar 2027 · Test 5 · Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad · Match page →
World Test Championship
- India: 5th on 51.52% (5 won, 4 lost, 2 drawn), 7 Tests left in the cycle. Latest: Freedom Trophy (India v South Africa), Test 2: South Africa won by 408 runs; Sri Lanka v India, Test 1: India won by 165 runs; Sri Lanka v India, Test 2: Match drawn.
- Australia: 1st on 80% (8 won, 2 lost, 0 drawn), 12 Tests left in the cycle. Latest: The Ashes (Australia v England), Test 5: Australia won by 5 wickets; Australia v Bangladesh, Test 1: Bangladesh won by 9 wickets; Australia v Bangladesh, Test 2: Australia won by an innings and 51 runs.
Head to head: India v Australia
In Tests, India and Australia have met 112 times: India won 33, Australia 48, 30 drawn, 1 tied (records to 27 August 2026).
| Format | Played | India won | Australia won | Drawn, tied or no result | Records to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 112 | 33 | 48 | 31 | 27 August 2026 |
| ODIs | 155 | 59 | 86 | 10 | 3 October 2026 |
| T20Is | 37 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 3 October 2026 |
Source: Wikipedia, India national cricket team record by opponent ↗, each format to the date shown. Matches since then aren’t counted here.
Previous Border–Gavaskar Trophy series
Australia hold the Border–Gavaskar Trophy after winning the 2024–25 series 3–1. Of the 17 series since the trophy began in 1996–97, India have won 10 and Australia 6, with one drawn.
- 2024–25 in Australia: Australia won 3–1 (5 Tests)
- 2022–23 in India: India won 2–1 (4 Tests)
- 2020–21 in Australia: India won 2–1 (4 Tests)
- 2018–19 in Australia: India won 2–1 (4 Tests)
- 2016–17 in India: India won 2–1 (4 Tests)
- 2014–15 in Australia: Australia won 2–0 (4 Tests)
- 2012–13 in India: India won 4–0 (4 Tests)
- 2011–12 in Australia: Australia won 4–0 (4 Tests)
Source: Wikipedia, Border–Gavaskar Trophy ↗
Where it’s played
- Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur (opened 2008, capacity 45,000). Nagpur’s international stadium at Jamtha, opened in 2008. Its first international was the Fourth Test between India and Australia in November 2008; India won by 172 runs, and Australia’s Jason Krejza took 12 wickets. source ↗
- M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai (opened 1916). The Tamil Nadu Cricket Association’s ground in Chepauk, Chennai, one of India’s oldest Test venues. Chepauk’s first international was a Test against England in February 1934; that November it hosted the first match of the first Ranji Trophy. source ↗
- Assam Cricket Association Stadium (Barsapara), Guwahati (opened 2012, capacity 46,000). Guwahati’s international stadium, officially the Dr. Bhupen Hazarika Cricket Stadium, the largest sports stadium in north-east India. Its first international was a T20I on 10 October 2017, which Australia won by eight wickets against India in front of 38,132. source ↗
- JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi (opened 2011, capacity 40,000). The Jharkhand State Cricket Association’s stadium in Ranchi. It was inaugurated in January 2013, and its first ODI was India v England on 19 January 2013. source ↗
- Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (opened 2020, capacity 132,000). Rebuilt and reopened in 2020 at Motera, Ahmedabad, it is the largest cricket stadium in the world by capacity. With a capacity of 132,000 it is the world’s largest cricket stadium. source ↗
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Fixtures from Wikipedia’s 2025–2027 World Test Championship (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites the ICC standings. Table as of 14 September 2026; checked 7 Oct 2026.