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NEW DELHI: India's tour of Australia in 1999-2000 was a forgettable one. India lost all three Tests and there were only two Indian batsmen to hit centuries across the three Tests. One was captain Sachin Tendulkar, who hit 116 in the second Test at the MCG and the second was a batsman who could probably outshine even the great Tendulkar in dazzling strokeplay on his day - Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman.VVS Laxman is renowned for his exceptional performances against Australia, particularly in Test cricket. His batting against the formidable Australian side, which dominated world cricket in the late 1990s and early 2000s, is remembered for its elegance, resilience, and class. Laxman made no bones about the fact that he didn't like to open the innings, but when India toured Australia in 1999-...

NEW DELHI: The Monkeygate scandal remains one of the most infamous incidents in the history of India-Australia cricket relations. The controversy triggered during the 2007-2008 Border-Gavaskar Test series, during the second Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in January 2008. The scandal arose from accusations of racial abuse involving Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh and Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds.During the third day of the SCG Test (January 5, 2008), Harbhajan Singh was alleged to have called Andrew Symonds a "monkey" during a heated on-field exchange. Symonds, the only player of Caribbean descent on the Australian team, took the term as a racial slur.Symonds had previously been targeted with monkey chants by spectators during India's 2007 tour of India, making th...

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Border Gavaskar Trophy: When the Monkeygate scandal rocked India-Australia cricket relations | Cricket News – Times of India