India won a Test series in Australia after 71 years to become only the fifth team to win a series down under. The fourth Test ended in a draw as rain played spoilsport on the last two days and allowed India to seal the victory by a margin of 2-1.
India won a Test series in Australia after 71 years to become only the fifth team to win a series down under. The fourth Test ended in a draw as rain played spoilsport on the last two days and allowed India to seal the victory by a margin of 2-1.
A jubilant Ravi Shastri boldly declared that India’s triumph– their first-ever Down Under – is equal or bigger than the 1983 World Cup or 1985 World Championships win. Not only did India outplay their opponents but a more detailed analysis reveals that there was a greater disparity between the two teams.
For starters, India batsmen produced five centuries across four Tests, three of which came from Chesteshwar Pujara. The only other time India emulated such a feat was way back in 2003-04 when the ‘big four’- Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and VVS Laxman hit five hundred between them.
A jubilant Ravi Shastri boldly declared that India’s triumph– their first-ever Down Under – is equal or bigger than the 1983 World Cup or 1985 World Championships win. Not only did India outplay their opponents but a more detailed analysis reveals that there was a greater disparity between the two teams.
For starters, India batsmen produced five centuries across four Tests, three of which came from Chesteshwar Pujara. The only other time India emulated such a feat was way back in 2003-04 when the ‘big four’- Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and VVS Laxman hit five hundred between them.