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While many consider Pujara to be a red-ball specialist, the batsman differed by saying that his white-ball record speaks for itself.
From Adelaide to Sydney, here's a recap of the four-match Test series in Australia where India emerged victorious against the hosts by 2-1.
Pujara scored 521 runs in the series with three centuries and a half century with 193 as his highest score and Tendulkar pin-pointed that Pujara was outstanding in the series.
On Tuesday, the country's Prime Minister and former cricket captain, Imran Khan, congratulated India on becoming the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia.
The 2-1 series win does not entirely reflect their dominance, but India have managed to achieve a feat which the legends of the yesteryears could not.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan said that Australia's issues run far deeper than the absence of suspended Steve Smith and David Warner.
India sealed the four-match series 2-1 after the rain-hit Sydney Test ended in a draw on Monday. The triumph ended a 71-year wait for India.
Kohli, who tackled the English bowling attack on his own in the 2018 Test series, gave the Kangaroos some key pointers to take care of while facing bowlers like James Anderson and Stuart Broad in swinging conditions.
Commenting on the feat, coach Ravi Shastri said: "I will tell you how satisfying it is for me. World Cup 1983, World Championship of Cricket 1985 - this is as big, or even bigger, because it is in the truest (Test) format of the game."
The skipper explained that why the triumph Down Under will remain more special for him compared to World Cup triumph.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Test series win a 'historic accomplishment'.
India beat Australia 2-1 to win their first Test series in Australia in 71 years and Ravi Shastri wasn't short of praise for his wards.
It was attributed to batting mainstays David Warner and Steve Smith's one-year ban on ball tampering charges but Gavaskar rejected the assertion.
Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma celebrated the historic triumph at the SCG right after the post-match presentation as the Indian captain lifted the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Pujara, who scored 521 runs at an average of 74 with the help of three hundreds, was named Player of the Series in the historic series win.
"Celebrations are going to run long into the night I can assure you," said Kohli
No other Asian captain leave alone Indian captain has won four away Test matches in South Africa, England and Australia in a single calendar year.
India became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia.
The former three-time World Cup winning cricketer also slammed pacer Starc, who was at the non-striker's end, for not intervening.
Pujara grafted his way to three centuries in the ongoing Test series against Australia, playing a key role in India's dominance.
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