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Pujara emulates Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid and Cheteshwar Pujara have quite a few things in common as these two achieved some feats at Adelaide.
Both Pujara and Dravid notched up his 16th Test century at this very venue.
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Pujara crucial in India's win overseas
Cheteshwar Pujara is the only batsman to score 50+ in all of India's three away wins in 2018.
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Sharp fielding
As many as 35 catches were taken during the Test match. This is the most number of catches taken in a game in which all 40 wickets were fallen.
Off these 35, 11 catches were taken by Rishabh Pant alone as he equaled the record of most dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a single match that was jointly held by Jack Russell and AB de Villiers. Pant now has most catches by an Indian keeper in a game.
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Adelaide is a hectic venue for R Ashwin
India off-spinner R Ashwin has bowled 50-plus overs for 4 times in his career and he has bowled twice in Adelaide.
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Terrific come back from India
This Test match will be remembered for the fightback shown by India after being reduced to 41-4 in their first innings.
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Winning the toss suits Kohli
The Indian captain has never lost a Test match after winning the toss. Don Bradman in the second best after Kohli's 20 Tests - nine wins & one draw in ten matches.
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Another landmark for batsman Kohli
Virat Kohli completed 1000 Test runs on Australian soil in just his 18th Test innings. The Indian captain scored 3 and 34 in the two innings in this game.
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Pant equals world record
In a short span of his Test career, Rishabh Pant has already equalled a Test record from behind the stumps. However, he needs to work on his wicketkeeping skills for he failed to take a few regulation catches, expected of him in the game.