Virat Kohli gives verdict on India's performance

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They started the year conquering fortress Gabba and ended it breaching fortress Centurion. Team India couldn't have asked for a better calendar year and the year 2021 will forever stand as the epitome of the dominance of this present Indian side. And looking back at the memorable 2021, India Test skipper Virat Kohli gave his verdict on India's performance in the calendar year. Beating Australia by three wickets, in the absence of more than half of their regular Test XI, India scripted their maiden test victory in Gabba and became the first ever cricket team to breach the fortress since 1988. With the win India retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy for the second consecutive time, having previously claimed the trophy with their historic Test win in 2018/19 tour of Australia.

India then travelled to England and claimed twin victories on either side of London - at the iconic Lord's and the Oval - to claim an unassailable 2-1 lead in the series before a Covid outbreak halted the contest and postponed the final tie for 2022. Kohli's men then travelled to the other side of the planet, to South Africa and claimed their maiden Test victory in Centurion, becoming the first Asian side to win at the venue, breaking the hosts' seven-match winning streak. "New Year is a very good time to look back and analyse how you played your cricket. And I think we played some outstanding cricket, now just this year, but over the last two three years, especially overseas. We are a side who are getting better and gaining more confident with how much cricket we play. It feels amazing to be 1-0 up. Sets up wonderfully for the Wanderers," Kohli said.

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