After taking care of South Africa on home soil, Australia's Test cricket team's attention has turned to their tour of India.
Played at the world's biggest stadium, the BCCI confirmed the fixtures late in 2022 for the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.
Ahmedabad - the recently redeveloped 132,000-capacity stadium named after current Prime Minister Narendra Modi - will host the Aussie's first tour in India in six years.
The series will see four Tests be played out between the two countries, beginning in Nagpur on February 9, before matches in the capital Delhi (from February 17) and the picturesque Dharamsala (March 1).
The Ahmedabad Test is reportedly beginning March 9 and could be a day-night match played with a pink ball.
India vs Australia 2023 Test Schedule
| Test | Date | Location |
| Second Test | Feb 17-21 | Delhi |
| Third Test | Mar 1-5 | Indore |
| Fourth Test | Mar 9-13 | Ahmedabad |
Travelling to India is notoriously difficult for the visiting countries as they have found it hard to adjust to the ground, pitch and weather conditions.
Of their most recent 43 home Tests, India have only lost two.
Former Australian captain Allan Border - who is also honoured by the name of the trophy - agrees with the difficulty of playing overseas.
“It’s very hard when you’re going overseas, you don’t get the preparation to get used to the conditions,” Border FoxSports.
“There’s no way they’ll prepare fast tracks. It just won’t happen.”
Australia - who last beat India in the 2014/15 series in Australia - has struggled overseas and will have no warm-up matches heading into the series.
India has retained the trophy for nearly six years, which includes defeating Australia twice away.
The 2004/2005 matches were the last time the Aussies took home (from India) the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a 2-1 win.
