Records tumble as India slump to 1st Test loss to Australia at home in 13 years
Steve O’Keefe was the star performer for Australia, ending up with match figures of 12 for 70, the best by any Australian in India. (Photo: AP)
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View In AppKohli had a forgettable outing with the bat also. He managed only 13 runs (0 & 13) – the lowest in home Test where he batted in both innings. (Photo: BCCI)
If the captain was going down, so was the team. This was the lowest match aggregate for India in a home Test, losing all 20 wickets in just 74 overs for just 212 runs (105 & 107). Their previous lowest was in 1977 where they scored 247 (164 & 83) against England at Chennai in 1977. (Photo: BCCI)
This was India’s first loss to Australia in India in 13 years. The last time Australia defeated India in their backyard was way back in 2004 in Nagpur. (Photo: BCCI)
The embarrassing defeat of Pune is also India’ s first Test defeat in home soil in 5 years. It was Cook’s England who conquered India in 2012. (Photo: BCCI)
The Pune Test will go down as one of the worst matches of Virat Kohli’s tenure as India captain. The defeat not only ended his record-breaking undefeated run but it also marked his first loss in Tests in India. (Photo: AP)
India’s 19-Test undefeated streak came to an end as the Steve Smith led Australian side went 1-0 up in the four-match series. (Photo: BCCI)
The Indian side which has been tweaking the record books with their each and every Test victory has once again broken many records in the first Test against Australia in Pune. The only difference – Australia thumped India by 333 runs and all records went against them. (Photo: AP)
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