Melbourne: While it was a double blow for Australia from theTest series Men in Blue, as India won the Test series and went on to cap it with ODI series, making it a historic tour Down Under, it was combined dual force by the Kohli-led side, one by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who scored well-paced 87 off 114 balls, and the other spearheaded by Yuzvendra Chahal’s bowling, who took a career-best 6 for 42.
The former India skipper’s role going into the twilight of his illustrious career is that of an anchor, who can take the game deep and unleash the fury at the death. He performed his role to perfection in India’s run chase to beat Australia by 7 wickets in the third ODI, and clinch their first ever bilateral series win. With the 2-1 One-Day International (ODI) series win, India have completed their tour Down Under without losing a series. Not to forget the ‘Man of the Series’ award for a hat-trick of half-centuries and two coming in winning causes.
