India vs Australia: 'Depth of Indian cricket is scary' Twitterati react to India breaching 'fortress' Gabba

Cheteshwar Pujara took the hits and Rishabh Pant counterpunched with an unbeaten 89 as India chased down a record total to win the Border-Gavaskar trophy with three overs and three wickets to spare on the last day of the series. The injury-depleted India squad played with no fear, ending Australia’s unbeaten run at the Gabba that dated to 1988. [caption id=“attachment_9216481” align=“alignnone” width=“640”] India beat Australia by 3 wickets to win the 4th Test at Gabba and clinch series 2-1. AP[/caption] India resumed Tuesday on 4 without loss and had 98 overs to chase a victory target of 328 or three full sessions to bat through to salvage the draw it needed to retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy. No team had scored more than 236-7 in the fourth innings to win a test match at the Gabba. India won by three wickets and, with a total of 329-7, now replaces Australia’s team of 1951 for that record. After never winning a test series on Australian soil until 2018-19, India has now done it twice on consecutive tours Down Under. Opener Shubman Gill posted 91, Pujara absorbed no fewer than 11 hits in his 211-ball 56. The four-Test series had been tied 1-1, meaning India needed only a draw to retain the trophy.

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And in the grand scheme of things, India are the top-ranked side in the ICC World Test Championship table. Australia drop to third place.

(with inputs from AP)