Location Australia Bob Cowper (485) Rusi Surti (367) | Australia India | |
Date 23 December 1967 - 31 January 1968 Result Australia won the 4-Test series 4-0 Bob Simpson
Bill Lawry Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
Chandu Borde | ||
The India national cricket team toured Australia in the 1967–68 season and played a four-match Test series against Australia. Australia won the Test series 4-0.
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In all first-class matches, the Indians lost to Western Australia and South Australia, and drew with Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales. The first-class match against Queensland was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
The Indians went on after this tour to play four Test matches and two other games in New Zealand – see Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1967-68.
Indian team
The manager was Ghulam Ahmed.
All the players had played Tests before except for Abid Ali and Kulkarni, who made their debuts in the Tests against Australia. Jaisimha was not in the original team, but was added to the side after the Second Test.