Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09 Australian cricket team in India in 2008–09 The Australian cricket team toured India from 27 September to 10 November 2008 and played four test matches, for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. During the second test match in Mohali Sachin Tendulkar became the first person to make 12,000 runs in Test cricket breaking Brian Lara's record of 11,953 runs. Before the Australian cricket team was scheduled to tour India and play a series of Test matches, one-day internationals and Twenty20 matches, it was doubtful if the Australian cricket team would tour India after the terror attacks in Delhi and the press briefing given
Australian cricket team in South Africa in 1993–94 aged 38. Dean Jones, who did not play in any of the Test matches on the tour, also retired from international cricket at the end of the series. Bowler Damien Fleming was included for the ODI portions of the tour only, with Merv Hughes not considered for these matches. The South African team was captained by Kepler Wessels who had recovered from an injury sustained during the tour of Australia. Wessels was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1995. The three Test series was played between 4 and 29 March. Australian Steve Waugh was