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India won the next Test in Perth by a fair margin and drew the fourth match in Adelaide, giving Australia a 2–1 victory in the series. In the context of the series result, the Sydney Test ended up being pivotal. Steve Bucknor never again stood as an umpire in matches involving India and announced his retirement the next year.
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.
For the second time, after 2001 Test in Kolkata, the Indian team broke the record sequence of Test wins for Australia. By losing to India in 3rd Test of this series, Australia's Test winning sequence ended after 16 consecutive wins starting from 2005 season.
The second Test match was played at the PCA Stadium in Mohali, Punjab. The Indians dished out a clinical all-round performance to outclass Australia by a record 320 runs on Day 5 to lead the 4-Test series 1–0. This was the biggest win for India in Test match cricket excluding an innings victory.
Instead, Adelaide hosted the first Test from 9 December and the Brisbane hosted the second Test from 17 December. [1] [2] [3] Following the draw in the third Test, Indian captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect. [4] After the draw in the final Test in Sydney, Australia won the series 2–0.
Perth will host the first cricket test between Australia and India in November, replacing Brisbane’s Gabba ground as the traditional opening venue for international series Down Under. Cricket ...
After ending India's chances of posting a huge total, Australia, having the perfect chance to post a good total, lost their first wicket before lunch, when Agarkar dismissed Langer for 14–for the fourth time in the series [56] –with the score reading 30/1. The next man, Ponting and Hayden, though gave no quarter for India, as they piled up ...
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 ...