BGT 20-21 - Attacking to draw - Rishabh Pant announces himself with 97* at the SCG
India had a mammoth task to save the Sydney Test in 2020-21, and Rishabh Pant did it in the most unconventional manner
07/01Result
3rd Test, India tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 7-11 2021
-
![Australia]( "Australia")
338 & 312/6d -
![India]( "India")
244 & 334/5 (131 ov)
Player of the Match
07/01Result
3rd Test, India tour of Australia at Sydney, Jan 7-11 2021
-
![Australia]( "Australia")
338 & 312/6d -
![India]( "India")
244 & 334/5 (131 ov)
Player of the Match
Aus vs Ind 2020-21 3rd Test Aakash Chopra lauds India for scintillating draw at SCG (Hindi only)
India drew the Sydney Test against Australia batting for 131 overs in their fourth innings
Hussey on Paine-Ashwin exchange: Didn't like it, but no one crossed a line
Michael Hussey and Aakash Chopra on the sledging on day five at the SCG
Aus vs Ind - Aakash Chopra - None of R Ashwin's Test centuries compare to today's innings
Chopra believes match situation at SCG was tougher than ones in which Ashwin got hundreds
Aus vs Ind - Aakash Chopra - Scoreboard won't reflect importance of Hanuma Vihari's innings
Despite a hamstring injury, Vihari batted 161 balls for 23 not out
Aus vs Ind - Aakash Chopra - Cheteshwar Pujara is 'priceless' and must be celebrated
India's No. 3 batted 205 balls for his 77 in the second innings at the SCG
Aus vs Ind - Mike Hussey - Rishabh Pant put Australia's bowlers on the back foot
Pant hit 97 from 118 balls and shared a partnership of 148 with Cheteshwar Pujara
Aus vs Ind 3rd Test Rahane - 'Pant's counter-attacking knock was crucial for us'
The India captain speaks about Pant being the X-factor for the team and on India's comeback despite multiple injuries
Ashwin 'enjoying' his 'duel' with Smith and Labuschagne
Ashwin on the pitch conditions at Sydney and whether India have a chance to win the game
Ind vs Aus 2nd Test - Ashwin wants racial abuse 'dealt with an iron fist'
The India offspinner adds that the authorities dealt with their complaint very well
Match Coverage
All Match NewsAwesome in Australia: Bumrah's genius at the MCG vs Pujara's resoluteness at the SCG
Vote for the best individual Border-Gavaskar Trophy performance by an Indian in Australia since 2000
'I knew it was the end of my series; whatever impact I'd have, it had to be then'
Hanuma Vihari relives his incredible SCG rearguard with R Ashwin, when he batted with an injured leg he couldn't feel and a mind focused on playing out six balls at a time
Where does Hanuma Vihari's 23 from 161 balls rank among the slowest Test innings?
And is India's use of 20 players across four Tests a record?
'He was crawling on the floor. He couldn't get up or bend down' - Ashwin's wife on his battle with pain in third Test
Prithi Narayanan reveals the extent of Ashwin's back ache going into the fifth day of the SCG Test
Overseas specialist Hanuma Vihari is about the steel and the purpose, not numbers alone
He wants to win Tests away from home, and looks likely to get many chances to do exactly that
