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3rd Test, India tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2018
India 443/7d & 106/8d Australia 151 & 261 (89.3 ov)
India won by 137 runs
Man of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah
Test Debut: MA Agarwal
Umpires: Ian Gould (England), Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
TV Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (England)
Reserve Umpire: Paul Wilson (Australia)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Virat Kohli, the best batsman in the world today, doesn't want to face Jasprit Bumrah. That's a scary message for the batsmen world over. After India took an unassailable 2-1 series lead, checking the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in for a return journey to India, the best batsman in the world spoke glowingly of the best bowler in the world, at least across formats put together if there are people yet to be convinced of Bumrah's status in each individual format.
"It is very important to understand what the bowlers are thinking," Kohli went on to add. "And then in that process you think of Plan B, and you communicate that to the bowlers. That's how we operate. But the fact that the bowlers are all the time dictating those meetings is how you win Test matches away from home. At the end of the day they are running in with the ball so they need to be confident with their fields are, where they are pitching, the pace of the wicket, how they can bowl dot balls, and how they can get wickets.
"That fact that they have taken total ownership of their skill and taken responsibility for the team is what has set them apart this calendar year. Results are there for everyone to see. It is not just talk, you know, they have put the numbers on the board."
In the shadows of a defeat that left the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Indian hands, Australia's captain Tim Paine made his bluntest admission that the national team is in dire need of Steven Smith and David Warner to return from their Newlands-scandal bans to fill the gaping hole they have left in the batting order.
"I think that's pretty clear. I think if you took Pujara and Virat out of India's side I think you'd have the same conversation," Paine said in Melbourne. "If you've got world-class players that aren't in your team, are they going to add to our team? I think they will. So while at the moment it's challenging and everyone's frustrated, it is what it is.
Australia have added allrounder Marnus Labuschagne to their squad for the final Test against India in Sydney which they need to win to level the series, with captain Tim Paine admitting "a lot of things are on table" following the batting slump at the MCG.
Labuschagne made his debut in the UAE earlier this year and played both Tests against Pakistan where he showed some promise with bat and ball, making a top score of 43 alongside claiming seven wickets with his legspin.
STATS from http://www.espncricinfo.com
7 Test wins for India in Australia. With this win, the MCG becomes their most successful venue in Australia, where they have won three Tests. This is also the second time India have won more than one Test in a series in Australia. They won two in 1977-78, but lost the five match series 3-2. This is the first time since 1986 that India have won more than one Test in the SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries.
11 Test wins away from home for Virat Kohli as captain. He has now equalled Sourav Ganguly at the top of the list for India captains. Kohli has reached this mark in 24 matches while Ganguly did it in 28. Kohli now has four wins in SENA countries, the most by any India captain, going past MS Dhoni and MAK Pataudi's three.
0 Test losses for Kohli when he has won the toss. India, under Kohli, have won 18 games and drawn three, and have never lost a match when he has won the toss. India lost all five of their tosses in England, and won one toss out of three in South Africa.
20 Dismissals for Rishabh Pant in this series - the most by an India wicketkeeper in a series, going past the 19 dismissals by Naren Tamhane in 1954-55 and Syed Kirmani in 1979-80, both those series coming against Pakistan. All 20 of Pant's dismissals have been catches - the most by a keeper from India.
47 Wickets taken by the India's fast bowlers in this series - their second-biggest haul in a series in Australia. India's quicks took 57 wickets in a five-match series in 1991-92. India's fast bowlers have ended 2018 with 179 wickets at an average of 23.70.
8 Five-wicket hauls from India's fast bowlers this year - the joint most with South Africa and West Indies, and the most for India in any year, going past the six five-wicket hauls they took in 1981.
9 for 86 Jasprit Bumrah's match figures - the best by an India fast bowler in Australia, and a personal best for Bumrah. Kapil Dev and Ajit Agarkar are the only other India quick bowlers to take eight in a Test in Australia. Australia's Pat Cummins also achieved his best innings and match figures in a Test in this game, ending with match figures of 9 for 99.
4 Centuries for Australia in 10 Tests in 2018 - the fewest for them since 1996 when they had just two centuries but played only five Tests. Incidentally, three of the four centuries came in their first Test of the year, against England in Sydney, which they won
3rd Test, India tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2018
India 443/7d & 106/8d Australia 151 & 261 (89.3 ov)
India won by 137 runs
Man of the Match: Jasprit Bumrah
Test Debut: MA Agarwal
Umpires: Ian Gould (England), Marais Erasmus (South Africa)
TV Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (England)
Reserve Umpire: Paul Wilson (Australia)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
Virat Kohli, the best batsman in the world today, doesn't want to face Jasprit Bumrah. That's a scary message for the batsmen world over. After India took an unassailable 2-1 series lead, checking the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in for a return journey to India, the best batsman in the world spoke glowingly of the best bowler in the world, at least across formats put together if there are people yet to be convinced of Bumrah's status in each individual format.
"It is very important to understand what the bowlers are thinking," Kohli went on to add. "And then in that process you think of Plan B, and you communicate that to the bowlers. That's how we operate. But the fact that the bowlers are all the time dictating those meetings is how you win Test matches away from home. At the end of the day they are running in with the ball so they need to be confident with their fields are, where they are pitching, the pace of the wicket, how they can bowl dot balls, and how they can get wickets.
"That fact that they have taken total ownership of their skill and taken responsibility for the team is what has set them apart this calendar year. Results are there for everyone to see. It is not just talk, you know, they have put the numbers on the board."
In the shadows of a defeat that left the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Indian hands, Australia's captain Tim Paine made his bluntest admission that the national team is in dire need of Steven Smith and David Warner to return from their Newlands-scandal bans to fill the gaping hole they have left in the batting order.
"I think that's pretty clear. I think if you took Pujara and Virat out of India's side I think you'd have the same conversation," Paine said in Melbourne. "If you've got world-class players that aren't in your team, are they going to add to our team? I think they will. So while at the moment it's challenging and everyone's frustrated, it is what it is.
Australia have added allrounder Marnus Labuschagne to their squad for the final Test against India in Sydney which they need to win to level the series, with captain Tim Paine admitting "a lot of things are on table" following the batting slump at the MCG.
Labuschagne made his debut in the UAE earlier this year and played both Tests against Pakistan where he showed some promise with bat and ball, making a top score of 43 alongside claiming seven wickets with his legspin.
STATS from http://www.espncricinfo.com
7 Test wins for India in Australia. With this win, the MCG becomes their most successful venue in Australia, where they have won three Tests. This is also the second time India have won more than one Test in a series in Australia. They won two in 1977-78, but lost the five match series 3-2. This is the first time since 1986 that India have won more than one Test in the SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) countries.
11 Test wins away from home for Virat Kohli as captain. He has now equalled Sourav Ganguly at the top of the list for India captains. Kohli has reached this mark in 24 matches while Ganguly did it in 28. Kohli now has four wins in SENA countries, the most by any India captain, going past MS Dhoni and MAK Pataudi's three.
0 Test losses for Kohli when he has won the toss. India, under Kohli, have won 18 games and drawn three, and have never lost a match when he has won the toss. India lost all five of their tosses in England, and won one toss out of three in South Africa.
20 Dismissals for Rishabh Pant in this series - the most by an India wicketkeeper in a series, going past the 19 dismissals by Naren Tamhane in 1954-55 and Syed Kirmani in 1979-80, both those series coming against Pakistan. All 20 of Pant's dismissals have been catches - the most by a keeper from India.
47 Wickets taken by the India's fast bowlers in this series - their second-biggest haul in a series in Australia. India's quicks took 57 wickets in a five-match series in 1991-92. India's fast bowlers have ended 2018 with 179 wickets at an average of 23.70.
8 Five-wicket hauls from India's fast bowlers this year - the joint most with South Africa and West Indies, and the most for India in any year, going past the six five-wicket hauls they took in 1981.
9 for 86 Jasprit Bumrah's match figures - the best by an India fast bowler in Australia, and a personal best for Bumrah. Kapil Dev and Ajit Agarkar are the only other India quick bowlers to take eight in a Test in Australia. Australia's Pat Cummins also achieved his best innings and match figures in a Test in this game, ending with match figures of 9 for 99.
4 Centuries for Australia in 10 Tests in 2018 - the fewest for them since 1996 when they had just two centuries but played only five Tests. Incidentally, three of the four centuries came in their first Test of the year, against England in Sydney, which they won
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