The Australia Cricket Team will tour India from October 25 to November 11, 2009. The tour consists of 7 ODIs which complement the 2008 Border-Gavaskar Trophy played between the two nations in India.
One of the prominent ties is a shared love of cricket.[24] In 1945, the Australian Services cricket team toured India during their return to Australia for demobilisation, and played against the Indian cricket team. However, those matches were not given Test status. The first Test matches between the countries occurred in 1947–48 after the independence of India, when India toured Australia and played five Tests. Australia won 4–0 and as a result, the Australian Board of Control did not invite the Indians back for two decades, fearing that a series of one-sided contests would lead to financial losses due to lack of spectator interest. In the meantime, Australia toured India in late-1956, 1959–60 and 1964–65.