India vs Australia: How did your favourite players fare in Border-Gavaskar Trophy?
The HinduIndia, which had five players making their debut in the series, defied odds to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a memorable 2-1 series victory in Brisbane. Points: 9/10 Rishabh Pant Rishabh Pant ended the series with 274 runs including two aggressive half-centuries in Sydney and Brisbane, eight catches and a memorable ‘Player of the Match’ award. The off-spinner got rid of Australia’s best batsman three times in six innings, and Ashwin’s unbeaten 128-ball 39, while battling a back ache on day five in Sydney, helped India save the Test. Points: 7.5/10 Virat Kohli Virat Kohli returned home on paternity leave after the first Test in Adelaide where India crumbled to its lowest Test score of 36 in the second innings. Points: 6/10 Mohammed Shami Mohammed Shami suffered a fracture in his right forearm while batting on day three of the Adelaide Test and was ruled out of the rest of India’s tour of Australia.