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 instrument🃏al role in this win. He has gone from strength to strength in all formats of the game. Definitely one of the best in the 🌄world today.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)
Memorable win for at the MCG. Great team effort an🅠d now we have an opportunity to create history at Sydney. Congratulations to each and every member of the team and to our domestic cricket 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 & cherish for a long time and a perfect end to 2018 for Team India. Each player can be very proud of their contribution to this win👍
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
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Brilliant team performan♉ce. W🌃ell done India 👏🏻👏🏻
— Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar)
What an unbelievably amazing 18 months it has been as a✤ bowling unit. is such a gem to Indian cricket. He has been Ably aided by Ishant, Shami, Um🌠esh, 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 Gu✃ess not. Congratulations Team India for the Hi൲storic win and a great finish to the year. you are special 👌
— Siddharthh Kaul (@iamsidkaul)
Very convincing🧸 win from 🇮🇳 congratulations. F♏or 🇦🇺 was the standout 🏏
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23)
Not an easy place to come and win and every test win here needs to ౠbe 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 batsmen — not just Kohli — looking in good nick. Difficult to thwart꧅.
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Done it 😊🙌🤗👏
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Nice that there’s still appreciatiꩲon & room in the game for the “quiet achiever”;Jasprit Bumrah’s not far off becoming the “gold standard”. Pujara proving that those who critique his scoring rate don’t quite grasp his significance t🅰o an evolving India batting lineup.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Congratulations Very good win … and am glad they won !!!
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69)
Congratulations Tea🍌m 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 mosꦅt times in a calendar year in Test cric𝄹ket:
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 India outsi🌺de Asia🐻 in a calendar year in Tests:
4 – 2018*
3 – 1968— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman)
