SK Flashback: India beat Australia to win 2001 Border-Gavaskar series

The numbers

Matthew Hayden and Harbhajan Singh share the Man of the Match trophy

On the wickets column, Harbhajan led with 32 wickets at 17.03 with four five-wicket hauls in six innings. McGrath was a distant second with 17 wickets while Warne managed just 10 wickets at 50.50.

Hayden piled on 549 runs at 109.80 with 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries. VVS Laxman was second with 503 runs at 83.83 with a century and three half-centuries. Dravid and Tendulkar were third and fourth with 338 and 304 runs respectively. No one else managed an average over 50.

The series will always live in the memories of Indian fans, especially those who had seen their team being vanquished everywhere in the 90s. This series, was a watershed moment in Indian cricket history.