First Test series win for India in each nation

#8 India won in Australia 2-1 (2019)

India becomes the first team to register a Test series win in Australia

India has been visiting Australia since 1947 but winning the Test series down under has been the dream for both players and the fans. India came to Australia as favorites to win the Test series. After a decent show in South Africa and England, the experts were putting their money on a strong Indian side.

On the other side, Australia facing one of their worst periods in cricket because of the ball tampering issues which led to the ban of Steve Smith and David Warner. However, their bowling looked strong which meant India had to play really well to win the series, Which is exactly what the visiting team did.

India won the Adelaide Test by 31 runs and took the lead 1-0. Then both the team went west to Perth and India made some questionable team selections which cost them the Test as Australia beat them by 137 runs.

A rejuvenated Indian team went to the MCG and won the all-important toss and also picked the right playing XI. India won the historic Boxing Day Test by 137 runs and took the series lead 2-1. It was a special effort from both Jasprit Bumrah and Cheteshwar Pujara.

The final Test between these two ended in a draw due to rain though India had the upper hand. Eventually, India went on win their maiden Test series after 12 attempts in 71 years. Pujara was the difference between the two sides and was rightly awarded the Man of the series. It was a moment to cherish for both players and fans.