Last Updated: 15th March, 2023
Category | Tournament | Matches | India (W) | Australia (W) | Draw | India (G) | Australia (G) |
FIH Premier Tournaments | Olympics | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 29 |
World Cup | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 25 | |
Champions Trophy | 17 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 53 | |
Hockey World League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | |
Hockey Pro League | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | |
Total | 44 | 7 | 27 | 10 | 74 | 138 | |
Regional Tournaments | Commonwealth Games | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 33 |
Total | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 33 | |
India-Australia Tests | Bilateral Series | 30 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 56 | 90 |
International Tests | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | |
Total | 34 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 71 | 93 | |
All Other Tournaments | Sultan Azlan Shah Cup | 16 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 29 | 50 |
Hockey Australia Challenge Cup | 23 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 32 | 79 | |
Esanda Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
International Festival of Hockey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Invitation Tournaments (Europe) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 26 | |
Invitation Tournaments (Asia) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | |
Total | 53 | 8 | 39 | 6 | 86 | 174 | |
GRAND TOTAL | 137 | 24 | 91 | 22 | 237 | 438 |
Decline and Fall of Indian Men's Hockey as measured by India-Australia records over the Decades:
For every generation of Indian sports fans since the 1970s, playing hockey with Australia meant losing to Australia.
NOTE: Two India-Australia matches were not considered in the above table:
Statistics originally provided by late B. G. Joshi