Life beyond Kohli and other takeaways from India-Aus series

This was the most memorable Test series in recent memory. And it almost did not happen

We live in an era of instant gratification, of extreme hyperbole and recency bias, so it is with pleasure one can say that India’s series win in Australia was their greatest achievement in the history of playing the great game. Not often does history reveal itself even as it is unfolding, but the manner in which Ajinkya Rahane’s Indian team overcame injuries, the odds, a gun bowling attack and everything in between to take the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 was one for the ages.
It is often said that you learn more in defeat than in victory, but here was an instance where even in victory a bright light was shone on the remarkable gains this Indian team has made, the rapid strides it has taken and the stars that were born in 20 scheduled days of remarkable cricket.
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