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Border-Gavaskar Trophy is back: Here are India's 5 heroes

India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia. Here are the five heroes who made 2-1 victory possible.

Dharamsala, March 28: India today (March 28) reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by winning the 4th and final Test of the 2017 series against Australia here at HPCA Stadium.

4th Test report; Photos

Having entered the last Test with the rubber level at 1-1, India, after losing the toss, produced a fine performance to emerge victorious by 8 wickets. (No friendship with Australia: Kohli)

Indian players celebrate their series win against Australia, in Dharamsala

It was a remarkable comeback by the Virat Kohli-led side after losing the opening Test by 333 runs in Pune. Kohli was not fit to play in the final Test and Ajinkya Rahane captained the side to a memborable victory.

Kohli, India's best batsman across all three formats in recent times, did not have a good series. However, other players stepped up to deliver the goods.

Here are India's five heroes who made the 2-1 series win possible against Steve Smith-led outfit.

1. Ravindra Jadeja

1. Ravindra Jadeja

India's number one star of the series, undoubtedly, is Ravindra Jadeja. The left-hand all-rounder claimed 25 wickets in the 4-Test rubber and also scored 127 runs with 2 half centuries. He was rightly adjudged Player-of-the-series and also picked up the Man-of-the-match award in the 4th Test.

2. Ravichandran Ashwin

2. Ravichandran Ashwin

Ravichandran Ashwin claimed 21 wickets in the series. He had 1 five-wicket haul. He took 6 wickets in the 2nd innings of Bengaluru Test as India won by 75 runs to level the series. He did not have a good run with the bat as he managed only 53 runs.

3. Cheteshwar Pujara

3. Cheteshwar Pujara

Cheteshwar Pujara was India's highest run scorer in the series with 405 runs. Overall, he was second behind Australia captain Steve Smith (499 runs). He scored 202 in the 3rd Test in Ranchi and won the Man-of-the-series award. He set a record in Ranchi as he batted for 525 balls, most by an Indian batsman in a Test innings, beating Rahul Dravid's record.

4. KL Rahul

4. KL Rahul

Opener KL Rahul was consistent in the series, scoring 6 half centuries out of the 7 innings he played. He won the Man-of-the-match award in the 2nd Test in Bengaluru as India emerged victorious by 75 runs to level the series. He hit the winning runs in Dharamsala as India took the series 2-1. Here, in the picture, he is seen celebrating India's 8-wicket victory in Dharamsala.

5. Umesh Yadav

5. Umesh Yadav

Paceman Umesh Yadav made the Australian batsmen hop in Dharamsala. He took 17 wickets in the series. He was one of the main architects of India's 2-1 win. He came in for high praise from captain Virat Kohli.

OneIndia News

Story first published: Thursday, August 3, 2017, 7:45 [IST]
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