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SWEPT AWAY IN 90 MINUTES!

 INDIA GO 2-0 UP IN FOUR-TEST SERIES

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Moni Sharma

New Delhi: Team India retained the BorderGavaskar Trophy after beating Australia by 6 wickets in the second Test of a four-match series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Sunday. The milestone man Cheteshwar Pujara, playing his hundredth Test, cuffed Toddy Murphy’s ball through midwicket to wrap up a famous comeback victory for India. Pujara pumped his fists in the air towards the dug-out under the Virat Kohli pavilion, and a split-second later, his teammates rushed to the ground elatedly. P6

Virat Kohli added another feather in his cap on Sunday as he became the sixth and the fastest batter in the world to score 25,000 runs across formats during the second Test against Australia, which India won by six wickets. The 34-yearold Kohli, who made his India debut in 2008, reached the milestone in his 549th innings, the least among the six batters. Tendulkar had taken 577 innings to reach the 25,000-run mark.

I think I was enjoying my bowling. These wickets suit me because the oddball spins and some stay low. I knew they’d play sweeps and reverse sweeps, so my idea was just keeping it simple and straight. —Ravindra

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