#1 Virat Kohli, India
Virat Kohli's team is the most recent tourists to inflict a Test series defeat on the Baggy Greens in their home soil. India went into the series with a relatively inexperienced squad and a lot of pressure was on Kohli to deliver goods, especially as a captain.
India started the series with a hard-fought win over the hosts at Adelaide but lost the second Test match at Perth. After some dismal performances from his opening batsmen, Kohli made a huge decision to drop both their openers for the Melbourne Test and gave Mayank Agarwal his Test debut. Vihari was moved up the order to open the batting.
It worked wonders for India as Agarwal played with authority at the top. Bumrah and Pujara helped India go 2-1 up in the series. Final Test at Sydney ended in a draw as India won their first ever Test series in Australia. Kohli also equalled Ganguly's record of most overseas Test wins as captain and answered his critics in style.
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