IND VS AUS: India Extends their Dominance in BGT, Lifts the trophy with 2-1; Books final spot in WTC Final
IND VS AUS Final Test: Team India clinched the four-match Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 after the fourth Test ended in a draw on Day 5 in Ahmedabad.
This is the fourth consecutive series win for India against the Aussies. As a result, the Rohit Sharma-led side have also won their 16th consecutive Test series at home.
Team India all-rounders Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were named Player of the Series for taking 47 wickets in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The duo was awarded a prize money of ₹2.5 lakh. Ashwin picked 25 wickets, while Jadeja took 22 wickets. India won the series 2-1. The fourth Test in Ahmedabad ended in a draw.
IND VS AUS, 4th Test in Brief:
The visitors started Day 5 at 3/0 with Travis Head and Matthew Kuhnemann beginning the proceedings. Ravichandran Ashwin removed Kuhnemann for 6, which called in Marnus Labuschagne on the strike.
Head along with Labuschagne then anchored the innings and brought up their respective half-centuries. Later, Axar Patel removed Head for 90. Steve Smith (10*) joined hands with Labuschagne (63*) and both the batters remained unbeaten at the crease, before early stumps were called-off.
Player of the Match Virat Kohli has his say
Virat Kohli brought up his most-awaited 28th Test Century batting in India’s first innings in the Final Ind vs Aus Test clash. This was also his 75th International ton. With brilliant piece of batting from Kohli bought up his 28th Test hundred after a long wait of more than three years.
Speaking the after match presentation, Player of the Match Virat Kohli had his say
To be honest the expectations that I have on myself as a player are more important to me [than the external pressure]. I felt that I was batting well from the first innings in Nagpur. We tried to focus on batting for as long as possible. I did that on a few occasions but not to the capabilities I’d done in the past. But there was the belief that I was playing well.
Kohli adds that there was a set of relief from the point of view by which he wanted to play- keeping the desperation aside. However, there wasn’t relief from an achievement perspective.
“I don’t need to go out there and prove someone wrong. People have that belief in me but I have to keep doing that as well to keep justifying being on the field,” Kohli stated.
Virat emphasized on how Steve Smith went smart with field placement and didn’t let the set batter score easy boundaries. Nonetheless, Team India got the result they wanted, Kohli concluded.
WATCH: Team India lifts the BGT 2023 Trophy
Team India Books final spot in WTC Final
Team India had already booked their place into the final of the World Test Championship against Australia after Sri Lanka lost against New Zealand in their Test match on Monday.
India and Australia will lock horns again in the World Test Championship Final in three months’ from 7 June, at The Oval in London.
India and Australia now set themselves for three ODIs starting in Mumbai on Friday.
Checkout the names of highest wicket-takers and highest run-scorer of IND VS AUS Test series here.
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