Border-Gavaskar Trophy Records – Best averages IND AUS – India vs Australia LIVE: Australian fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath tops the list with an average of 18.64 in 11 matches against India in Border Gavaskar Trophy. India’s all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is in the second spot with his 18.85 average in 16 matches. Indian pacer leader Jasprit Bumrah also features in the list with his 21.25 average in seven matches between India and Australia test matches.
Two of the greatest off-spinners Nathan Lyon and Ravichandran Ashwin also feature in the list along with Josh Hazlewood, Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble when it comes to the best averages in the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Following is the list of the top 20 bowlers with best averages in a series between India and Australia under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
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Names | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | 5 | 10 |
| Glenn McGrath (AUS) | 11 | 426.2 | 157 | 951 | 51 | May-48 | 10/103 | 18.64 | 2.23 | 2 | 1 |
| Ravindra Jadeja (India) | 16 | 694.1 | 176 | 1603 | 85 | Jun-42 | 10/110 | 18.85 | 2.30 | 5 | 1 |
| Jasprit Bumrah (India) | 7 | 274.5 | 77 | 680 | 32 | Jun-33 | Sep-86 | 21.25 | 2.47 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus (AUS) | 6 | 250 | 55 | 726 | 33 | May-75 | Aug-97 | 22 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 |
| Steve O’Keefe (AUS) | 4 | 179.1 | 36 | 442 | 19 | Jun-35 | Dec-70 | 23.26 | 2.46 | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Gillespie (AUS) | 10 | 398.3 | 105 | 1052 | 43 | Jun-27 | Sep-99 | 24.46 | 2.73 | 1 | 0 |
| Pat Cummins(AUS) | 12 | 417.4 | 105 | 1094 | 43 | May-56 | Sep-80 | 25.44 | 2.74 | 1 | 0 |
| Peter Siddle (AUS) | 10 | 305.2 | 67 | 1019 | 38 | May-49 | Jun-85 | 26.81 | 3.33 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Hazlewood (AUS) | 15 | 541.1 | 160 | 1374 | 51 | Jun-67 | 7/142 | 26.94 | 2.53 | 4 | 0 |
| Ravi Ashwin (India) | 22 | 1193.5 | 256 | 3234 | 114 | 7/103 | 12/198 | 28.36 | 2.70 | 7 | 1 |
| Harbhajan Singh (India) | 18 | 967.4 | 172 | 2846 | 95 | 8/84 | 15/217 | 29.95 | 2.94 | 7 | 3 |
| Anil Kumble (India) | 20 | 1086.0 | 181 | 3336 | 111 | 8/141 | 13/181 | 30.32 | 3.09 | 10 | 2 |
| Mohammed Shami(India) | 11 | 349.2 | 60 | 1251 | 40 | 6/56 | 6/136 | 31.27 | 3.58 | 2 | 0 |
| Brett Lee (AUS) | 12 | 504.4 | 93 | 513 | 16 | Apr-70 | 6/100 | 32.06 | 2.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Harris (AUS) | 5 | 204.0 | 58 | 513 | 16 | 4/70 | 6/100 | 32.06 | 2.51 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Lyon (AUS) | 26 | 1229.4 | 187 | 3759 | 116 | 8/50 | 12/286 | 32.40 | 3.05 | 9 | 2 |
| Stuart Clarke (AUS) | 6 | 219.0 | 61 | 556 | 16 | 4/28 | 6/106 | 34.75 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 |
| Zaheer Khan (India) | 19 | 642.5 | 113 | 2171 | 61 | May-91 | 8/137 | 35.59 | 3.37 | 3 | 0 |
| Javagal Srinath (India) | 6 | 203.3 | 34 | 717 | 20 | 4/130 | 6/124 | 35.85 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell Jonson (Aus) | 14 | 554.1 | 102 | 1833 | 50 | May-64 | 6/159 | 36.66 | 3.30 | 1 | 0 |
