India won a Test series in Australia for the first time when the rain-disrupted fourth match petered out in a draw with no play possible at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday.
Wins in Adelaide and Melbourne had given Virat Kohli's side a 2-1 lead going into the final test and a draw was enough to secure a breakthrough that had eluded all previous Indian touring parties for 71 years.
When the Indian team came out to celebrate on the field, the likes of KL Rahul, Captain Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant made Player of the Series Cheteshwar Pujara dance as they broke in celebrations for the historic series win.
Batting for 31 hours and right minutes in the four Tests, Pujara swept away 521 runs and tons of records during the Border-Gavaskar series.
When asked Pujara what’s next for him in the year, he said,” "Will be playing some first-class cricket & then during IPL, I may play County Cricket.” Talk about determination and integrity!
The draw in the fourth Test earlier looked assured after India scored 622 for seven declared in their first innings. Australia were forced to follow-on after being dismissed for 300 and made six without loss in their second innings.
Wet weather forced an early finish on day three and allowed less than two hours play on day four, before washing out the final day on Monday.
