Australia vs India 2018: India's last victorious Test playing XI in Australia- Where are they now?

#5 Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly

Affectionately called as Dada by Indian cricket fans, Sourav Ganguly is widely regarded by many cricket pundits and fans as one of the greatest captains in the history of Indian cricket.

Dada led India to the finals of World Cup 2003 with his aggressive brand of captaincy. As a leader, he was influential in India winning Test matches in overseas conditions.

Despite beginning the four match Test series on a good note, Ganguly had a disappointing game in the 3rd Test match at Perth. He could score just 9 runs in the first innings and was dismissed for a duck in the second innings.

Ganguly retired from international cricket in October 2008, thereby ending his 16 years long international career with more than 18000 international runs and 38 hundreds to his name in all formats of the game.

Currently, Ganguly is President of the Cricket Association of Bengal, and also one of the four members of the IPL Governing Council.

#6 VVS Laxman

VVS Laxman

VVS Laxman's name will forever be associated with one of the finest innings in Test match cricket, a superb 281 which helped India complete a come from behind victory against Steve Waugh's all conquering Australian team at Eden Gardens in 2001.

During his playing days, Laxman was the saviour of Indian Test team. He had the ability to win or save Test matches for India by battling it out with the lower order batsmen. The Australian team in particular have suffered the most at the hands of Laxman's willow.

In India's match winning Perth Test, Laxman had a great game with bat and was India's top scorer in the second innings with 79 runs. With 366 runs at an average of 45.75, he was India's second highest run scorer in the four match Test series behind Sachin Tendulkar.

VVS Laxman retired from international cricket in January 2012. He currently works as a cricket analyst and is a member of CAC set up by BCCI.