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Indian team under the leadership of Virat Kohli will take on Australia in a high-octane four-Test series of Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting in Pune from February 23. Its going to be a tough battle for the visitors as they have not won any series in India in last 48 years. India remained undefeated in the last 19 Tests. <\/p>\r\n\r\n

Let’s look back at India’s five memorable Test wins against Australia:<\/p>\r\n\r\n

1. Melbourne Test, 1981: India won by 59 runs<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Chasing down a modest victory target of 143, the home side was bowled out for just 83 against some quality Indian bowling led by Kapil Dev.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Brief Score<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

India (1st Innings) - 237\/10 (Viswanath - 114, Kirmani - 25, Lillee - 4\/65, Pascoe - 3\/29)<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia (1st Innings) - 419\/10 (Border - 124, Walters - 78, Greg Chappel - 76, Doshi - 3\/109, Sandeep Patil - 2\/28)<\/p>\r\n\r\n

India (2nd Innings) - 324\/10 (Chetan Chauhan - 85, Gavaskar - 70, Vengsarkar - 41, Lillee - 4\/104, Yardley - 2\/65)<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia (2nd Innings) - 83\/10 (Walters - 18*, Hughes - 16, Kapil Dev - 5\/28, Ghavri - 2\/10), Doshi - 2\/33)<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Man of the Match - GR Viswanath (India)<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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2. Kolkata Test, 2001: India won by 171 runs<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n
One of the finest test comebacks by any team, the match is rremembered for some historic 376-run partnership between VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid that brought India back into the game. The test is also know for Saurav Ganguly's aggressive brand of captaincy who decided to go for the improbable victory and not just a draw. <\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n
Brief Score<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia (1st Innings) - 445\/10 ( Steve Waugh - 110, Hayden - 97, Langer - 58, Harbhajan Singh - 7\/123, Zaheer Khan - 2\/89)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India (1st Innings) - 171\/10 (Laxman - 59, Dravid - 25, McGrath - 4\/18, Kasprowicz - 2\/39, Gillespie - 2\/47, Warne - 2\/65)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India (2nd Innings) - 657\/7 dec. (Laxman - 281, Dravid - 180, McGrath - 3\/103, Gillespie - 2\/115)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Australia (2nd Innings) - 212\/10 (Hayden - 67, Slater - 43, Harbhajan Singh - 6\/73, Tendulkar - 3\/31)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Man of the Match - VVS Laxman (India)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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<\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"> <\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n3. Adelaide Test, 2003: India won by 4 wickets<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\nTwo back to back innings from one of the finest test cricket batsman, Rahul Dravid ensured a victory for the team. Dravid along with Laxman laid the foundation of the victory which later cemented by Ajit Agarkar's magical spell.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\nBrief Score<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\nAustralia (1st Innings) - 556\/10 (Ponting - 242, Katich - 75, Langer - 58, Kumble - 5\/154, Agarkar - 2\/119)<\/p>\r\n\r\nIndia (1st Innings) - 523\/10 (Dravid - 233, Laxman - 148, Bichel - 4\/118, Katich - 2\/59)<\/p>\r\n\r\nAustralia (2nd Innings) - 196\/10 (Gilchrist - 43, Steve Waugh - 42, Agarkar - 6\/41, Tendulkar - 2\/36)<\/p>\r\n\r\nIndia (2nd Innings) - 233\/6 (Dravid* - 72, Sehwag - 47, Katich - 2\/22, MacGill - 2\/101)<\/p>\r\n\r\nMan of the Match - Rahul Dravid (India)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:430px;\">\r\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/79184448\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:138.139535% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"594\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed?assets=79184448,79184337,79264774,79264801,79204153&et=HfwQF-AmS5xYXA8lE2P3tQ&viewMoreLink=off&sig=T4kUp7-IylB7ZZasf1iCXqTPsVaejc0LKMICRjCp86Q=&caption=true\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\" width=\"430\"><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"> <\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n4. Perth Test, 2008: India won by 72 runs<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\nUnder the leadership of Anil Kumble, Team India registered this famous victory against Australia at one of the fastest pitches in the world - PERTH. Indian batting and bowling both shines as the home side lost the test in under four days.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\nIndia (1st Innings) - 330\/10 (Dravid - 93, Tendulkar - 71, Johnson - 4\/86, Lee - 3\/71)<\/p>\r\n\r\nAustralia (1st Innings) - 212\/10 (Symonds - 66, Gilchrist - 55, RP Singh - 4\/68, Ishant Sharma - 2\/34)<\/p>\r\n\r\nIndia (2nd Innings) - 294\/10 (Laxman - 79, Irfan Pathan - 46, Dhoni - 38, Clark - 4\/61, Lee - 3\/54)<\/p>\r\n\r\nAustralia (2nd Innings) - 340\/10 (Clarke - 81, Johnson - 50*, Irfan Pathan - 3\/54, Sehwag - 2\/24)<\/p>\r\n\r\nMan of the Match - Irfan Pathan (India)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"page-break-after: always\"> <\/span><\/div>\r\n\r\n5. Mohali Test, 2010: India won by 1 Wicket<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\nThe very very special Laxman once again proved that why he was the master of batting with tail-enders. Laxman’s 73 not out led India to a magnificent one-wicket victory in this close encounter.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\nAustralia (1st Innings) - 428\/10 (Watson - 126, Paine - 92, Ponting - 71, Zaheer Khan - 5\/94, Harbhajan Singh -3\/114<\/p>\r\n\r\nIndia (1st Innings) - 405\/10 (Tendulkar - 98, Raina - 86, Dravid - 77, Sehwag - 59, Johnson - 5\/64, Bollinger - 2\/49)<\/p>\r\n\r\nAustralia (2nd Innings) - 192\/10 (Watson - 56, Katich - 37, Zaheer Khan - 3\/43, Ishant Sharma - 3\/34)<\/p>\r\n\r\nIndia (2nd Innings) - 216\/9 (Laxman* - 73, Tendulkar - 38, Ishant Sharma - 31, Hilfenhaus - 4\/57, Bollinger - 3\/32)<\/p>\r\n\r\nMan of the Match - Zaheer Khan (India)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\nSahir<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/kolkata-test-india-vs-australia.jpg", "alt_img": "India vs Australia", "alt_title": "Famous India test wins against Australia", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "India's famous test wins against Australia", "seo_desc": "Check five India's famous test win against Australia", "seo_keywords": "India wins against Australia", "tag": "", "tagging": "", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "0", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "five-india-s-famous-test-win-against-australia", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "103193", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "0", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2017-02-22 22:00:00", "updated": "2017-02-22 22:00:00", "img_from": "", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": null, "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2017-02-22 22:00:00", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2017-02-22 22:00:00", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-special\/five-india-s-famous-test-win-against-australia-24151" }