Last Updated: 2nd August, 2024
| Category |
Tournament |
Matches |
India (W) |
Australia (W) |
Draw |
India (G) |
Australia (G) |
| FIH Premier Tournaments |
Olympics |
12 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
21 |
31 |
| |
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 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
20 |
| |
Total |
47 |
8 |
28 |
11 |
83 |
148 |
| Regional Tournaments |
Commonwealth Games |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
33 |
| |
Total |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
33 |
| India-Australia Tests |
Bilateral Series |
35 |
8 |
24 |
3 |
63 |
107 |
| |
International Tests |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
3 |
| |
Total |
39 |
9 |
24 |
6 |
78 |
110 |
| 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 |
145 |
25 |
97 |
23 |
253 |
465 |
Decline and Fall of Indian Men's Hockey as measured by India-Australia records
over the Decades:
- 1960s: India won 5 of 6 matches played against Australia
- 1970s: India won 2 of 6 matches played against Australia
- 1980s: India won 3 of 19 matches played against Australia
- 1990s: India won 2 of 30 matches played against Australia
- 2000s: India won 3 of 28 matches played against Australia
- 2010s: India won 7 of 37 matches played against Australia
For every generation of Indian sports fans since the 1970s, playing hockey with Australia meant losing to Australia.
When India beat Australia 3-2 in the 2024 Paris Olympics, it was India's first
Olympic win against Australia since the 1972 Munich Olympics (52 years earlier)
NOTE: Two India-Australia matches were not considered in the above table:
- July 4, 1995 (in Zimbabwe): Australia (Jr.) 4 - India (Jr.) 3
- Dec 5, 1996 (in Chennai): India 3 - Australia 1 (practice match prior to Chennai Champions Trophy)
Statistics originally provided by late B. G. Joshi