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Australia defeated India in the second edition of the World Test Championship, with the help of brilliant centuries from Travis Head and Steven Smith in the first innings. India's decision to exclude Ravichandran Ashwin and the skipper Rohit Sharma's decision to bowl first has come under severe criticism after a huge 209-run loss against Australia. Indian team ended up failing despite a glorious knock from Ajinkya Rahane as the rest of the batters didn't step up when their team needed the most.
Numbers and stats from Day 5 of the AUS vs IND game:
1 - Australia became the first team to win all four ICC trophies (ODI WC, CT, T20 WC, WTC).
2 - Indian team lost the second consecutive final in World Test Championship. They lost the 2021 WTC final game to New Zealand.
6 - Pat Cummins becomes the sixth captain to win an ICC trophy for Australia.
Read More: Check out the list of captains who won the ICC trophy
9 - Indian team has failed to win an ICC trophy in nine consecutive attempts.
Indian men's team in ICC events since 2014:
Lost to SL in the 2014 T20 WC Final
Lost to AUS in the 2015 ODI WC Semi-Finals
Lost to WI in the 2016 T20 WC Semi-Finals
Lost to PAK in the 2017 CT Final
Lost to NZ in the 2019 ODI WC Semi-Finals
Lost to NZ in the 2021 WTC Final
Super-12 Exit in the 2021 T20 WC
Lost to ENG in the 2022 T20 WC Semi-Finals
Lost to AUS in the 2023 WTC Final
9 - Australia have won their ninth ICC trophy in men's cricket.
Read More: Check out the list of ICC trophies won by the Australian team in men's cricket
50 - Nathan Lyon has picked 50 wickets in Test cricket on England soil.
Most wickets by an Australian spinner in Test on England soil:
Shane Warne - 129
Hugh Trumble / Clarrie Grimmett - 67
Bill O'Reilly / Nathan Lyon - 50
157 - Steven Smith has taken 157 catches as a fielder in Test cricket.
Most catches as a fielder for Australia in Test cricket:
Ricky Ponting - 196
Mark Waugh - 181
Mark Taylor / Steven Smith - 157
683 - Virat Kohli has scored 683 runs in ICC Knockout games.
Most runs in the ICC men's knockout games:
Ricky Ponting - 731
Virat Kohli - 683
Sachin Tendulkar - 657
Most runs for India in WTC 2021-23 cycle:
Virat Kohli - 932
Cheteshwar Pujara - 928
Rishabh Pant - 868