Australian cricket team in India in 1979–80
| Australian cricket team in India in 1979 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Australia | ||
| Dates | 1 September – 7 November 1979 | ||
| Captains | Sunil Gavaskar | Kim Hughes | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | India won the 6-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Gundappa Viswanath (518) | Kim Hughes (594) | |
| Most wickets | Kapil Dev (28) | Geoff Dymock (24) | |
The Australian cricket team toured India in 1979 to play a six-match Test series against India.
India won the series 2–0. It was the last series played by an Australian side before the compromise agreement between the Australian Cricket Board and World Series Cricket. It was the first time India had beaten Australia in a series.