India triumphed with a historic first Test series win in Australia on January 7, 2019, winning 2-1 and retaining the Border Gavaskar Trophy. Cheteshwar Pujara stood out with 521 runs and Jasprit Bumrah led the bowling charts with 21 wickets.
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