Mahendra Singh Dhoni [ Images ] became the first skipper to post eight consecutive Test victories against Australia [ Images ] on Indian soil after wining the Delhi [ Images ] Test by six wickets.
Under his leadership, India [ Images ] won 24, lost 12 and drew 11 out of 47 matches contested -- a success percentage of 51.06.
Spinner R Ashwin’s emerged India’s most successful bowler, claiming 29 wickets, while opener Murali Vijay [ Images ], who was included in the side in place of Gautam Gambhir [ Images ] aggregated a whopping 430 runs in the series, at an average of 61.42.
At the conclusion of the series, Rajneesh Gupta presents the averages of players from both sides.
India: batting and fielding
| Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | Hs | Avg | 100 | 50 | 0 | |
| M Vijay | 4 | 7 | 0 | 430 | 167 | 61.42 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| CA Pujara | 4 | 7 | 2 | 419 | 204 | 83.80 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| MS Dhoni | 4 | 6 | 2 | 326 | 224 | 81.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| V Kohli | 4 | 6 | 1 | 284 | 107 | 56.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar | 4 | 7 | 1 | 192 | 81 | 32.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| S Dhawan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 187 | 187 | 187.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RA Jadeja | 4 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 43 | 21.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Kumar | 4 | 4 | 1 | 80 | 38 | 26.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| V Sehwag | 2 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Ashwin | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh [ Images ] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AM Rahane | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I Sharma | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4* | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PP Ojha | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
India: bowling
| Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | SR | RPO | 5WI | |
| R Ashwin | 4 | 241.2 | 74 | 583 | 29 | 7-103 | 20.10 | 49.93 | 2.41 | 4 |
| RA Jadeja | 4 | 193.2 | 53 | 419 | 24 | 5-58 | 17.45 | 48.33 | 2.16 | 1 |
| PP Ojha | 2 | 86.1 | 19 | 238 | 7 | 2-19 | 34.00 | 73.86 | 2.76 | 0 |
| I Sharma | 4 | 97 | 23 | 265 | 7 | 3-72 | 37.85 | 83.14 | 2.73 | 0 |
| B Kumar | 4 | 64 | 9 | 239 | 6 | 3-31 | 39.83 | 64.00 | 3.73 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 2 | 84 | 17 | 204 | 5 | 2-52 | 40.80 | 100.80 | 2.42 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 1.00 | 0 |
Australia: batting and fielding
| Mts | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 | 0 | |
| MJ Clarke | 3 | 6 | 0 | 286 | 130 | 47.66 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| EJM Cowan | 4 | 8 | 0 | 265 | 86 | 33.12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DA Warner | 4 | 8 | 0 | 195 | 71 | 24.37 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| SPD Smith | 2 | 4 | 0 | 161 | 92 | 40.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MC Henriques | 3 | 6 | 1 | 156 | 81* | 31.20 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| PJ Hughes | 4 | 8 | 0 | 147 | 69 | 18.37 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| MA Starc | 2 | 4 | 0 | 145 | 99 | 36.25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PM Siddle | 4 | 8 | 0 | 139 | 51 | 17.37 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| MS Wade | 3 | 6 | 0 | 113 | 62 | 18.83 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SR Watson | 3 | 6 | 0 | 99 | 28 | 16.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JL Pattinson | 3 | 6 | 2 | 68 | 30 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| NM Lyon | 3 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 18 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BJ Haddin | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 30 | 25.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GJ Maxwell | 2 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| XJ Doherty | 2 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 18* | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MG Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Australia: bowling
| Mts | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Best | Avg | SR | RPO | 5WI | |
| NM Lyon | 3 | 127.1 | 9 | 560 | 15 | 7-94 | 37.33 | 50.87 | 4.40 | 1 |
| JL Pattinson | 3 | 79 | 19 | 250 | 9 | 5-96 | 27.77 | 52.67 | 3.16 | 1 |
| PM Siddle | 4 | 110.4 | 27 | 305 | 9 | 5-71 | 33.88 | 73.78 | 2.75 | 1 |
| GJ Maxwell | 2 | 41 | 2 | 193 | 7 | 4-127 | 27.57 | 35.14 | 4.70 | 0 |
| XJ Doherty | 2 | 77.1 | 25 | 242 | 4 | 3-131 | 60.50 | 115.75 | 3.13 | 0 |
| MC Henriques | 3 | 53 | 12 | 155 | 2 | 1-48 | 77.50 | 159.00 | 2.92 | 0 |
| MA Starc | 2 | 58.3 | 9 | 200 | 2 | 2-74 | 100.00 | 175.50 | 3.41 | 0 |
| SPD Smith | 2 | 10 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 1-63 | 63.00 | 60.00 | 6.30 | 0 |
| MJ Clarke | 3 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.12 | 0 |
| DA Warner | 4 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | - | - | - | 8.25 | 0 |
| MG Johnson | 1 | 19 | 3 | 60 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.15 | 0 |
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