Rishabh Pant. 329. Gabba. These three phrases entered Indian cricket history on January 19, 2021, three years ago, and became indelibly recorded. With their backs against the wall and Virat Kohli having returned, Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin injured, India pulled off the unthinkable by defeating Australia by three wickets in what may have been their greatest Test victory ever. Consider this. India elegantly stole the ground that had served as Australia's stronghold since they were last defeated in Brisbane in 1989, when Kohli was just a year old and Pant had not yet been born. On the last day of a demanding series, India chased 329 to win thanks to batting masterworks from Pant and Cheteshwar.
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