India vs Australia 2017: 5 things we learned from the series

#3 Hardik Pandya has grown beyond expectations

Hardik Pandya

Many players grew in this series – Chahal, Kuldeep and Rahane, in particular – but nobody grew more than Hardik Pandya. There was never a doubt of his promise and talent, but what excited us was the translation of that promise, especially, in this series, where he scored 222 runs with the bat and also picked up six wickets.

Even a year back, he was struggling to find his footing in the India A team. He was giving away his wicket, he was struggling to adapt to situations. But under Rahul Dravid's mentorship, the crinkles in his regimen were smoothed over.

And now, even Kohli realises that he is the biggest asset to the team. Of course, Pandya’s biggest test isn't until early next year in South Africa but we do need to be patient in our assessment.