India vs Australia 2017: 5 best performers from the series

2.Steve Smith

If there was a batsman in the modern game who loved playing the Indian bowling attack anywhere around the world on any type of pitches, it was Steve Smith.

After having a sensational time with the bat back home in the 2014-15 series, the Australian skipper dished out similar treatment in return tour as well, making 499 runs in 4 matches at an average of 71.28 with hundreds in three out of the four matches.

The average Indian supporter would be first to admit that had he got stuck in during the second innings at Dharamshala and batted as he had been up till that point, then surely it would have been difficult for the hosts to salvage a win in this game.

That's the kind of form he was carrying into the innings. No Indian bowler could find any conclusive weakness in Smith's batting and that meant that he made them chase leather all day long for the most part of the series.

In the end, though, it proved to be in vain as India clinched the series 2-1 and reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after a gap of 4 years.