The Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team were on a roll during their tour of Australia as the Men in Blue finished without having lost a Test or limited-overs series -- a first on Australian soil.
The Test victory was India’s first in 71 years of trying in Australia, a crowning achievement burnished by another historic first as the visitors clinched the ODI series 2-1 in Melbourne on Friday.
India earlier drew a three-match Twenty20 showdown 1-1 after one match was washed out, ending the tour without losing a series in any format.
However, the Australia tour is done and dusted with the Indian cricket team facing New Zealand in a 5-match ODI and 3-match T20I series, beginning January 23.
Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris praised Virat Kohli & Co after they won the three-match ODI series in Melbourne but also hinted at the upcoming challenge that they will be facing in New Zealand.
“Well done @BCCI ..entree is over time for the main course!!!”, Styris tweeted.
MS Dhoni steered India to a six-wicket victory over Australia in the second one-day international to level the series in Adelaide on Tuesday.
{{/usCountry}}MS Dhoni steered India to a six-wicket victory over Australia in the second one-day international to level the series in Adelaide on Tuesday.
{{/usCountry}}Former skipper Dhoni, playing in his 334th ODI, cooly guided India across the line with four balls to spare to back up a dazzling century from captain Virat Kohli.
India successfully chased down a target of 299 runs set by Australia who scored 298 for nine with Shaun Marsh scoring 131 off 123 balls.
(With agency inputs)