Phone call that brought Australia to its knees A phone call five months before the series even started was the genesis for India outsmarting the Aussies on their home turf.
Cricket by Nic Savage 23rd Jan 2021 11:59 AM Four days on from the Gabba miracle, it s still difficult to comprehend how the Indians managed to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India quickly became everyone s second favourite team by defying injury woes and biosecurity bubbles to secure a 2-1 series victory over Australia. Considering how rare winning away from home is in the modern era, the 2020/21 triumph will be remembered as one of India s greatest ever feats.
The Gabbatoir is dead. Australia s 33-year Test dominance in Brisbane is over after India conjured the most miraculous of victories at the Gabba on Tuesday to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The three-wicket triumph was orchestrated by inspiring innings from three-match rookie Shubman Gill (91), unbreakable Cheteshwar Pujara (56) and the explosive Rishabh Pant (89 not out) in a run-chase that set a 90-year record. The win delivered India a remarkable 2-1 victory in a gripping series and delivered a hammer blow to Australia s hopes of winning the World Test Championship at Lord s later this year.
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It was the day when The Irrepressibles became The Immortals. The day when Fortress Gabba was stormed by a group of cavalier raiders who kicked down the draw bridge, stole the crown jewels and raced off into the late afternoon sunshine towards hysterical fans who will cherish the memory forever. Take it all India. You deserve it. It s not simply what you did - but how you did it, with a boldness that will inspire the entire cricket world, Australia included. No team on the planet would dare attempt to do what India did at the Gabba … put a T20 coat of varnish on a Test match.
The Crash Test Dummy . The piece of steak being tenderised . Use whatever comparison you like; but ultimately Cheteshwar Pujara produced one of the most courageous innings ever seen by a tourist to Australia. By the end of it, Pujara had his helmet belted in three places, his ribs, his knuckles, his forearm all brutally examined ⦠or broken.  And he now he will be forever remembered as The Warrior. Pujara is an unpretentious, old fashioned fighter and his stoic 56 off 211 balls at the Gabba will live long in history and serve as an example to a young and underperformed Australian batting line-up, what a Test match player is.