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Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first skipper to post eight consecutive Test victories against Australia on Indian soil after wining the Delhi Test by six wickets.
Under his leadership, India 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, who was included in the side in place of Gautam Gambhir 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 | 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 |