<p>India beating <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/the-no-cover-drive-story-time-when-sachin-tendulkar-bossed-australian-attack-india-vs-australia-test-23389384" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Australia</strong></a> in the last two Test series in the latter&rsquo;s backyard has made the rivalry between the two teams more intense, feels senior batter Usman Khawaja ahead of the five-match battle beginning November 22.</p>
<p>India had beaten Australia on their last two tours of Australia (2018-19 and 2020-21) with an identical 2-1 margin.</p>
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<p>In fact, India have won all the last four series of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, taking into account their home wins in 2016-17 and 2022-23 &mdash; both also 2-1 results in a four-match contest. &ldquo;For Indians, it&rsquo;s always been the case to beat Australia. And more recently, you know, since the rise of India and IPL and everything else that happened, it&rsquo;s the same way with Australia against India,&rdquo; Khawaja said.</p>
<p>&ldquo;And particularly since India&rsquo;s beaten Australia in Australia the last two times they&rsquo;ve come out of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/border-gavaskar-trophy-havent-come-across-jaiswal-it-will-be-a-massive-challenge-for-bowlers-nathan-lyon-23376973" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Border-Gavaskar Trophy</strong></a>. It just means a little bit more,&rdquo; he told Star Sports.</p>
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