Top 4 things India have achieved under Virat Kohli

#1 First Asian skipper to breach the Aussie barrier, 2018-19

But, on 7th January 2019, Virat Kohli and his men finally breached the Australian barrier.

71 years. 31 series. 98 Tests. 292 players, which include some of the greatest name of the Asian subcontinent has ever produced in Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Kumar Sangakkara, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly, Wasim Akram, who tried their hands at winning a Test series Down Under but couldn’t.

But, on 7th January 2019, Virat Kohli and his men finally breached the Australian barrier. Prior to the series, the Aussie media had billed the series around Virat Kohli, but it was Cheteshwar Pujara who delivered a fatal blow. In a coming of age tour for the Indian No. 3, Pujara ground the Australian bowlers into the dust as he played a monumental 1254 balls for his 521 runs across the four Tests to spearhead the Indian batting.

Pujara‘s hundred in the first innings at the Adelaide Oval was essentially the turning point of the series. With India reeling at 4-40, the Indian No. 3 scored a crucial hundred to help his side post a fighting total of 250 in the first innings. India eventually won the game by 31 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

India‘s penchant for bizarre team selections came back to haunt them at Perth, and Australia staged a fightback to square the 4-match series 1-1. But, India learned their lessons pretty quickly going into the Boxing Day Test. Another Pujara hundred was followed by the career-best spell of 6-33 by Jasprit Bumrah, who claimed nine wickets in the game to help India win by 137 runs and seize a 2-1 lead in the series.

India extended their dominance in the final Test at the SCG. Pujara scored 192. Pant shellacked the tired Aussie attack with a 159 as the Men in Blue racked up 7-622.

In reply, Kuldeep Yadav claimed 5-99 as the Aussies were forced to follow-on for the first time at home since 1988. But inclement weather meant India had to contend with a 2-1 scoreline as the last two days of the Test were washed out.

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