9 7 0 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Australia ▁only ▁tou red ▁India ▁twice ▁for ▁Test s . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁financial ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Control ▁for ▁Cr icket ▁in ▁India , ▁Australia , ▁the ▁country ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁playing ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁has ▁sought ▁more ▁regular ▁fi xt ures . ▁Test ▁series ▁have ▁occurred ▁every ▁two ▁years ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁de cade , ▁and ▁one - day ▁series ▁even ▁more ▁frequently . ▁Sch olar ships ▁are ▁also ▁given ▁to ▁tal ented ▁young ▁Indian ▁cr ick eters ▁to ▁train ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Cr icket ▁Academy . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁relations ▁became ▁stra ined ▁after ▁the ▁second ▁test ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁The ▁match , ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁last - min ute ▁Australian ▁victory , ▁was ▁mar red ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁u mp iring ▁controvers ies , ▁and ▁bell iger ent ▁conduct ▁between ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁players . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁match , ▁Har b h aj an ▁Singh ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁ra cially ▁ab using ▁Andrew ▁Sym onds , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁subject ed ▁to ▁mon key ▁ch ants ▁by ▁Indian ▁crow ds ▁on ▁a ▁tour ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁earlier . ▁Har b h aj an ▁was ▁initially ▁found ▁guilty ▁and ▁given ▁a ▁ban , ▁and ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Control ▁for ▁Cr icket ▁in ▁India ▁threatened ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁tour . ▁Har b h aj an ' s ▁ban ▁was ▁later ▁repe aled ▁upon ▁appeal ▁and