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Cheteshwar Pujara (India)
Many experts believe that the Indian no.3 batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was the major difference between the two teams. The right-handed Test specialist batsman finished the away series as the leading run-scorer.
With the help of three centuries and one more half-century, Pujara scored 521 runs with an average of 74.42. While he played the 123 and 71 runs knocks at Adelaide, he also scored 106 at Melbourne and 193 at Sydney. His patience and solid defence were too powerful.
Apart from winning the Player of the Series award, Pujara also won two Player of the Match awards in this series – at Adelaide and Melbourne.
Virat Kohli (India) – captain
The Indian skipper Virat Kohli is the captain of this team. His captaincy was very powerful that his team utilised most of their opportunities wisely. Despite there were some tough and tight moments for the side, he always put his faith on the players without putting much pressure on them.
With the bat in hand, Kohli scored 282 runs in this series with the average of 40.28 and finished the series as the third most run-scorer. The right-handed no.4 batsman scored a century (123 at Perth) and one another half-century (82 at Melbourne) in this series.
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Ajinkya Rahane (India)
Another Indian batsman Ajinkya Rahane played some vital role in this series as a middle-order batsman. The Indian Test vice-captain finished this series as the sixth most run-scorer as he scored 217 runs with the average of 31.00. He played some crucial knocks in this series including two half-centuries – 70 at Adelaide and 51 at Perth.
Travis Head (Australia)
Apart from the new-comer Marcus Harris, Travis head was the only other Australian batsman who showed some consistency with the bat in hands. However, he mostly failed to convert his starts to the big score due to losing his wickets on his own fault.
The left-handed middle-order batsman was the second most run-scorer for Australia in this series (fifth most run-scorer in overall) after he scored 237 runs in seven innings with the average of 33.85. He had two half-centuries in this home series – 72 at Adelaide and 58 at Perth.
