India clinched a historic series win Down Under at the Sydney Cricket Ground as they beat Australia 2-1 to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the process, they finally broke the duck, winning the first Test series in Australia and also the first in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) in nine years. Captain Virat Kohli has etched his name in the annals of Indian cricket history with this special win. It was a fantastic series competed in great spirit.
After the Lord's disappointment last year, Kuldeep went back to the drawing board and worked hard with his coach Kapil Dev Pandey. The hard work paid off as he scalped his first five-for in Tests away from home. The Aussies fell 222 runs behind and Kohli had no hesitation in enforcing the follow-on and go for the kill. In the second innings Australia ended 6-0 while they were 316 runs afar to make India bat again. Although, incessant rain on final day, robbed the Indian side an opportunity to make it 3-1 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Kohli and his troops broke into celebrations in the dressing room as India sealed maiden Test series triumph (2-1) Down Under