Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma epitomised India's Struggles in the BGT after being outshone by Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins.

The recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy witnessed a record-breaking crowd of 8,37,879 spectators. This was recently confirmed by Cricket Australia in an official statement. The iconic series between Australia and India Down Under not only attracted the fourth-largest audience ever for a Test match but also set a record for the highest attendance at any non-Ashes series.

The end of the year was a different story altogether, as India won one, drew one, and lost as many as six matches in their final eight Tests of the year. First with the 3-0 whitewash at home against New Zealand,