India vs Australia 2017: 5 reasons why India succumbed to a huge loss in Pune

#1 – Determined Australia reap rewards for hard work

Australia’s remarkable triumph was a product of hard work and self-belief

Even as plenty of Indian and Australian cricketers wrote them off completely, the visitors came into the series with confidence accumulated from their exhaustive training at the Center of Excellence in Brisbane and the ICC Academy in Dubai.

With Cricket Australia (CA) taking note of the side‘s recent travails in the subcontinent, the players were put through the paces in an earnest attempt to become better travellers to the region. Unlike the preceding touring contingents, Smith’s team have the self-belief that they can do something special in conditions completely different to what they have been experiencing at home.

Their determination to defy the odds has not only caught India off guard but also set the stage for a riveting series.