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Reddy scored 298 runs at an average of 37.25, making him India’s second-highest run-getter in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series

Bumrah, who made history ahead of the fifth and final Test against Australia by recording the highest-ever ICC Rankings rating for an Indian bowler at 907 points, improved that tally by one point after taking two wickets in the first innings at the SCG

Bumrah couldn't bowl in the final innings of the series here after suffering back spasms

Following the hundred in the series opener, Kohli's troubles outside the off-stump compounded as he was caught in the slip cordon eight times over the course of five Tests

Border presented the trophy to the home team but Gavaskar, despite being at the venue at the same time, was inexplicably ignored

It was largely due to Pant's breathtaking knock that India finished the second day at 141 for 6 for an overall lead of 145

Bumrah's presence will be pivotal as India is precariously placed at 141 for six with an overall lead of just 145 against Australia in the fifth Test

He may be on the chopping block if India fails in Champions Trophy in Feb-March and also there are murmurs of unrest in the dressing room and it is learnt that the coach is not on the same page with most of the players

India's 295-run victory marked their largest margin of triumph against Australia away from home in terms of runs, surpassing their 222-run win in Melbourne in 1977. Following a 0-3 whitewash loss to New Zealand at home earlier this month, India needed to secure at least four wins in the five-match Border-Gavaskar series to guarantee a spot in the WTC Final. They took a crucial first step with a monumental win in Perth.