Indian cricket team in Australia in 2014–15
| Indian cricket team in Australia in 2014–15 | |||
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| Australia | India | ||
| Dates | 24 November 2014 – 10 January 2015 | ||
| Captains |
Michael Clarke (1st Test) Steve Smith (2nd-4th Tests) |
Virat Kohli (1st and 4th Tests) MS Dhoni (2nd and 3rd Tests) |
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| Test series | |||
| Result | Australia won the 4-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Steve Smith (769) | Virat Kohli (692) | |
| Most wickets | Nathan Lyon (23) | Mohammed Shami (15) | |
| Player of the series | Steve Smith (Aus) | ||
The Indian cricket team toured Australia from 24 November 2014 to 10 January 2015. The tour consisted of two tour matches and four Test matches. The first Test was originally scheduled on 4 December in Brisbane, but it was postponed because of the death of Phillip Hughes. Instead, Adelaide hosted the first Test from 9 December and the Brisbane hosted the second Test from 17 December. Following the draw in the third Test, Indian captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement from Test cricket with immediate effect. After the draw in the final Test in Sydney, Australia won the series 2–0. Following the Test matches, Australia and India participated in the Carlton Mid Triangular Series with the England cricket team.
India had recently lost a Test series against England away 3–1, while Australia lost against Pakistan in the UAE 2–0.
Indian selectors selected a 19-man squad for the Test series. Naman Ojha was included as the backup for Wriddhiman Saha in the first Test. MS Dhoni was not part of the team in the first Adelaide Test due to an injury. Therefore, Virat Kohli captained India in the first Test.Dhawal Kulkarni was asked to join India's Test squad as cover for the injured Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who was suffering from an ankle injury. Indian captain MS Dhoni announced his retirement after the conclusion of the Melbourne Test. So Kohli lead team in last match as well.
On the other hand, the Australian selectors selected 13 members for the first Test. Australian Test captain Michael Clarke had to pass a fitness test before appearing in the first Test match at Adelaide. Shaun Marsh was added to the Australian squad as cover for Michael Clarke. But Clarke had taken no further part in the series after injuring his right hamstring. Thereby, Steve Smith was selected as standby captain for the 2nd to 4th Tests ahead of vice captain Brad Haddin. Queenslander Joe Burns replaced an injured Mitchell Marsh for the Boxing Day Test. Ashton Agar was added to the squad for the last Test.
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