India makes history down under; wins first-ever cricket Test series in Australia

"Brilliantly done," said cricket fans as India clinched the Border-Gavaskar series, beating Australia 2-1.

India's captain Virat Kohli (L) celebrates with teammates

India's captain Virat Kohli (L) celebrates with teammates as they pose with the trophy Source: Getty Images

Indian Cricket Team made history on Monday by winning their first-ever Test series in Australia.

India won the Border-Gavaskar trophy by 2-1 after the fourth and the final test in Sydney was abandoned due to rain.

Australia was trailing by 316 runs when the match was called off as a draw.

It is the first time ever India has won a test series against Australia in Australia since they began touring Australia in 1947-48.
Indian captain Virat Kohli lifts the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Indian captain Virat Kohli lifts the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as they celebrate a 2-1 series victory over Australia Source: AAP/Dan Himbrechts
"I want to say I've never been more proud of being part of a team, than this one right here," said Kohli.

"The boys make the captain look good. By far, this is my biggest achievement. It's at the top of the pile."

Australia skipper Tim Paine congratulated team India.

"Have to tip our hat to India, we know how tough it is to win in Australia so congrats to Virat and (coach) Ravi (Shastri) because it's a huge achievement," he said.

"Disappointed, definitely over the last two Tests. We had our chances in Adelaide, in Perth, I thought we played some good cricket, but in Melbourne and Sydney, we've been outplayed."

India got the series off to the best start by winning the tight opening Test in Adelaide by 31 runs on the fifth day.

Australia bounced back in the second test at Perth to level the series, winning by 146 runs.

India became the dominating side in the series after their Melbourne victory.
Cricket fans of Team India across the world poured in their wishes on Twitter.
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Published 7 January 2019 4:58pm
By Mosiqi Acharya

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