On this day, India registered its first Test series win in Australia
India won the first Test at Adelaide by 31 runs, while they recorded a win in the third Test by 137 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
New Delhi: It was on January 7, 2019, when India registered its first-ever series win on Australian soil.
The fourth Test of the four-match series ended in a draw between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), and as a result, India went on register a 2-1 win in the series.
“OnThisDay last year, India made history! Virat Kohli’s team became the first one from India to record a Test series victory in Australia. India won the series 2-1,” ICC tweeted.
In the four-match series, India recorded victories in the first and third Tests.
India won the first Test at Adelaide by 31 runs, while they recorded a win in the third Test by 137 runs at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
#OnThisDay last year, India made history!
Virat Kohli's team became the first one from India to record a Test series victory in Australia 🙌
🇮🇳 won the series 2-1. pic.twitter.com/gNpaboYcOL
— ICC (@ICC) January 7, 2020
After winning the first match, India lost the second Test by 146 runs, and the series was levelled at 1-1.
But Kohli’s team managed to win the third Test, to tilt the balance in their favour.
During the 2018/19 series, the Tim Paine-led side was without star batters David Warner and Steve Smith as the duo was facing a one-year suspension for their involvement in the ball-tampering scandal against South Africa in March 2018.
Both India and Australia are slated to play a four-match Test series in Australia later this year.
Before that, they will play a three-match ODI series, slated to begin from January 14.
Currently, India is at the top in the World Test Championship (WTC) standings while Australia is in the second position. (ANI)