Australia tour of India | 2001 Australia tour of India

Ashley Giles and VVS Laxman look back at the 2005 Ashes and 2001 home series against Australia, respectively, in which their teams turned the series around despite losing the first Test

Tendulkar's revenge

Sachin Tendulkar's 126 in the 2001 Chennai Test against Australia was achieved by reining in his instincts when facing Glen McGrath and helped win India the series - but he remembered the bowler's goading when the ODIs began

When McGrath mastered the Master

After two consecutive whitewashes, it's worth reflecting on some of the great passages of play between India and Australia - my favourite of which was the four-ball spell by Glenn McGrath to Sachin Tendulkar at Eden Gardens a dozen years ago

Hayden relives the 2001 tour to India

Matthew Hayden reflects on the historic 2001 series against India, and how integral the tour was to him and his Test career with Australia

Mumbai '01 - An underrated classic

India may have been mauled, but Tendulkar and Dravid came together to script one of the most absorbing sessions of Test cricket

Classical Kolkata

As befits a city of thinkers and artists, the finest Test played there was a long, slow, examination of skill and character

Dravid gets a hundred at Eden

India's go-to guy steps up and answers the doubters

The terminator

Dileep Premachandran on Harbhajan Singh's dance of destruction

Top Wicket Takers

Tests

ODIs

OTHEROD

Harbhajan Singh

Innings: 6Average: 17.03

Glenn McGrath

Rfm

Innings: 6Average: 15.35

Jason Gillespie

Innings: 6Average: 30.30

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Top Run Scorers

Tests

ODIs

OTHEROD

Matthew Hayden

Lhb

549

Innings: 6Average: 109.80

VVS Laxman

Rhb

503

Innings: 6Average: 83.83

Rahul Dravid

Rhb

338

Innings: 6Average: 56.33

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