The southpaw ended the previous World Test Championship (WTC) cycle as the second-highest run-getter, scoring 1,798 runs in 19 matches and 36 innings at an average of 52.88, with four centuries (two of them converted into double tons) and 10 fifties. His best score was 214*.
In pursuit of a herculean 340-run total, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal ensured India walked out of the second session unscathed on Day 5 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Melbourne on Monday.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes a cheeky comment from India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal may have fueled Mitchell Starc's career-best performance during the second Test in Adelaide, as per ICC.