India vs Australia Flashback: The Emotional Tour Of 2014-15

India's tour of Australia in 2014-15 was an emotional roller-coaster for both teams. Indians lost the series 2-0 but showed the world new young energy which was never seen before. 2014 was a yea

Fourth test match(Sydney), 6-10 Jan: Virat Kohli, after MS Dhoni's retirement, was made the permanent captain of the Indian test team. Australians after electing to bat first thrashed the Indian bowlers as they went on to score 572 runs before declaring the innings. It was the first time, all the top 6 batsmen of Australia scored at least fifty runs in the first innings of a test match. Warner and Smith - the usual suspects, scored centuries. KL Rahul, who made his test debut in the previous match, scored his first century in test cricket. Kohli once again troubled Australian bowlers as he scored his fourth century of the series. India got bowled out for 475 runs. 

Aussies, in their third innings with a healthy lead,  scored with a good run rate and declared at 251 runs giving Indians a target of 349 to chase. Indians played with some positive intent and survived almost 90 overs as the match ended in a draw. India lost the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2-0. Yet, It was the start of a new era for Indian cricket with young energy and captain. Australians gave a perfect tribute to their late teammate Philip Hughes by dedicating the trophy to him. Steve Smith has adjudged player of the match and series. 

Brief Score: Australia - 572/7D & 251/6D; India - 475 & 252/7 

Player of the match - Steve Smith(117, 71)