10 Reasons for India's record-breaking win at Adelaide

2. Selecting the team with the best composition and personnel

The Indians were spot on in selecting Rohit as the additional batsman and Ashwin as the lone spinner

The India team management’s decision to go in with 6 batsmen for the first Test match of the series was the right move considering the fact that In the previous overseas tours to South Africa and England, it was the batsmen who failed the team, more so in the First Test of the series.

Having decided to go in with 3 fast bowlers and one spinner, India chose the best spinner in the squad, Ashwin as the lone spinner. That decision was made easier by the fact that the opposition had 6 left-handers in their batting line up.

India omitted Bhuvneshwar Kumar and selected 3 hit-the-deck fast bowlers in Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami. These fast bowlers managed to rattle the Australian batsmen with their raw pace.

The selection of additional batsmen in the form of Rohit Sharma has helped the team to recover from a shaky position at 41 for 4 in the first innings. At the toss, Kohli explained that the team has decided to play Rohit Sharma as the additional batsman instead of Hanuma Vihari for his ability to bat better with the tail.

The Indian team management was spot on with the composition of the team as well as the selection of personnel.