Five unnoticed records that were broken in the Australia vs India Test series

#5 Pujara became the only Asian cricketer to score two tons in a winning cause against the Aussies:

This was a déjà vu of the 2003-04 series when the batting legend Rahul Dravid dominated the Aussies, scoring 619 runs in four Tests. This time it Cheteshwar Pujara's turn. Pujara, who was often criticized for his poor run in overseas conditions, gave a stern answer to his critics.

He emulated his idol, scoring 521 runs, with three hundreds and a fifty - at an average of 74.42. In the first match at Adelaide, the visitors found themselves in a sticky situation with the first three wickets falling for just 19 runs when Cheteshwar Pujara came to the party. Building partnerships with the lower order and scoring 123 himself, he pushed the 1st innings total to 250.

In the ‘Boxing Day’ Test at Melbourne, he rattled the Aussie attack, scoring 106 off 319 balls in 481 minutes on a tricky pitch. India eventually won the game by a comfortable margin of 137 runs, taking a 2-1 lead in the series. He also scored 193 at the SCG where he was at the crease for more than nine hours.

Overall, Pujara spent more than 31 hours in the middle which is a new record. He also became the second Indian to face the most number of deliveries (1258 balls) in a series. Overall, the key to India’s series win was the batting performance of Pujara. This also got him the ‘Man of the Series’ award.