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The Second Test in the Australian cricket team's tour of India in early 2001 was a Test match played over five days at Eden Gardens in Kolkata from 11–15 March 2001. India won the match by 171 runs after being forced to follow-on , only the third time this has happened since Test cricket began in 1877.
Australia had last won there in 1969–70, in their fourth visit. The tour preceding 2004–05, was in 2000–01, which ended 2–1 in India's favor, dubbed as one of India's greatest Test series wins of all time. [1] The schedule for the series was finalised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in July 2004.
The Australian cricket team toured India from 27 September to 10 November 2008 and played four test matches, for the Border–Gavaskar Trophy. [1] During the second test match in Mohali Sachin Tendulkar became the first person to make 12,000 runs in Test cricket breaking Brian Lara's record of 11,953 runs.
In the first Test, India were bowled out for 36 runs in the second innings, [16] their lowest team total in a Test match. [17] Australia went on to win the match by eight wickets. [18] India then won the second Test by the same margin to level the series. [19] The third Test ended in a draw, with the series remaining at 1–1. [20]
The tour established David Boon and Geoff Marsh as Australia's opening combination, and Dean Jones as a Test batsman. Greg Matthews appeared to establish his credentials as a top line spinner. Jones later argued the tied Test marked a turning point in Australian cricket, although Australia went on to lose the 1986–87 Ashes series 2–1. [14]
Hilfenhaus and Siddle took four and three wickets respectively. Kohli (75) top-scored for the second time in the match for India. The innings victory gave Australia a 3–0 lead in the series, ensuring that Australia would win the series and regain the Border–Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in 4 years. David Warner was named Man of the ...
The Australian cricket team toured India from February to April 2001 for a three-Test series and a five-match ODI series. The series is considered one of India's finest, as they secured victory against Australia in the Test series, in the process breaking Australia's 16-match win streak in Tests, and being the third side to win a Test match after being asked to follow-on during the match in ...
Virat Kohli scored his 7th Test century in Australia, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of most Test centuries for India in Australia. [39] This was Australia's first loss in a Test match at the Perth Stadium and India became the first visiting team to win a Test match at the ground. [40] This was India's biggest victory in terms of runs in ...