India have retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy with ease at the MCG, claiming a 137-run victory on the fifty day of the third Test after rain provided more resistance than many of Australia’s batsmen.
Virat Kohli & Co. now hold a 2-1 series lead and are perfectly placed to complete a breakthrough series win at the SCG, where the final Test starts on Thursday.
India have lost all 11 previous Test series they’ve played in Australia, a barren stretch dating back to when they were crushed by Don Bradman’s side in 1948.
But the visitors, having exposed Australia’s batting woes in clinical fashion throughout the Boxing Day Test, will be full of confidence after wrapping up the last two wickets on Sunday morning.
Here are some of the best tweets:
Incredible effort by to take a 2-1 lead, especially who has played an instru♐mental role in this win. He has gone from strength to strength in all formats of the game. Definitely one of the best 𒆙in the world today.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
Memorable win for at the MCG. Great team effort and now we have a🔯n opportunity to create history at Sydney. Congratulations to each and every member of the team and to our domestic cri𒁏cket where our cricketers enhance their skills.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
37 years 10 months ago was the last time India won a test at the MCG, none of the players from either sides were born. This win is one to savour & cher🌳ish for a long time and a perfect end to 2018 for Team India. Each player ca💃n be very proud of their contribution to this win👍
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
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Brilliant team performan❀c♊e. Well done India 👏🏻👏🏻
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar)
What an unbelievably am♏azing 18 months it has been as a bowling unit. is such a gem to Indian cricket. He has been Ably aided by Ishant, Shami, Umesh, Ashwin and Jadeja. Without doubt this is BEST we have had in a very🌸 long time.
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)
Can there be a better way to end 2018? I Guess not. Congratulations Team India for the Historic win and a great finish﷽ to the year. you are special 👌
— Siddharthh Kaul (@iamsidkaul)
Very convꦗincing win from 🇮🇳 congratulations. For 🇦🇺 was the standout 🏏
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23)
Not an easy place to come and win and 🔯every test win here needs to be cherished like there is no tomorrow. Special mention to and our very own Malcom M 👏
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99)
2,3,3,2. Second inngs wickets once again shared between four Indian bowlers. Sign of a very good bowling attack.
FAB FOUR in the bowling now!
👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)
Rubber retained. Can and Co become the first India side to win a series in Australia? I believe they will. Best bowling attack in the world, and baꦆtsmen — not just Kohli — looking in good nick. Difficult to thwart.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Done it 😊🙌🤗👏
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Nice t🀅hat there’s still appreciation & room in the game for the “quiet achiever”;Jasprit Bumrah’s not far off becoming thဣe “gold standard”. Pujara proving that those who critique his scoring rate don’t quite grasp his significance to an evolving India batting lineup.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Congratulations Very good win … and am glad they won !!!
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69)
Congratula✅tions Team India. What a splendid performance.@ bcci
— RAMESH POWAR (@imrameshpowar)
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Most away Test wins as captain for India
11 – Saurav Ganguly (in 28 Tests)
11 – Virat Kohli (in 24 Tests)— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
Bowling out opposition most times in a ♛calendar year in Test cr൩icket:
26 – Australia in 2005 (30 inns)
25 – South Africa in 2008 (28 inns)
25 – INDIA in 2018 (27 inns)— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats)
Asian sides winning more than one Test in a series in Australia:
India (2) in 1977-78
India (2) in 2018-19— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket)
Most wins for I🌳ndia outside Asia in a calendar year in Tests:
4 – 2018*
3 – 1968— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
