14 August,2017 05:30 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by a huge margin of an innings and 171 runs at Pallekele to win the three-match Test series 3-0
Virat Kohli-led Indian cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by a huge margin of an innings and 171 runs at Pallekele to win the three-match Test series 3-0.
Today we look at other instances where India completed a whitewash in Test series.
India vs Sri Lanka in 2017 - away (India won 3-0)
Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli
Shikhar Dhawan was the highest run scorer with 358 runs as well as player of the series. R Ashwin starred with 17 wickets to his name. India claimed their biggest Test win away in the first match where Dhawan scored 190. India also defeated Sri Lanka for the first time by an innings in their hometown during the second Test. Hardik Pandya joined the ranks to become the fifth Indian to score a maiden test ton.
India vs New Zealand in 2016- home (India won 3-0)
Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara
This was a historic series as India played their 500th Test match in the process. Virat Kohli captained the side where Cheteshwar Pujara was the highest scorer with 373 runs while spinner R Ashwin bagged 27 wickets. In the third Test, Virat Kohli scored 211 and became the first Indian captain to score two double centuries.
India vs Australia in 2012/13 - home (India won 4-0)
India beat test cricket giants Australia on home turf in epic fashion which saw Murali Vijay take home the highest run scorer title with 430 runs. MS Dhoni scored a historic 224 runs as India's captain in the first Test. Cheteshwar Pujara scored a double ton in the second Test.
India vs West Indies in 2013 - home (India won 2-0)
Sachin Tendulkar
This series will primarily be remembered as it was Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from all forms of cricket. Rohit Sharma scored 177 on his Test debut. In the second Test, Tendulkar scored 74, marking it as his final score in cricket.
Australia vs India in 2010 - home (India won 2-0)
Sachin Tendulkar top scored in this two match series with 403 runs. India won a test for the first time by 1 wicket during the first Test at Mohali. Sachin Tendulkar also scored a double century in the second Test and also crossed 14,000 Test runs.
India vs Bangladesh in 2004 - away (India won 2-0)
Sachin Tendulkar scored 248' in the first Test making it his highest ever Test score. Irfan Pathan bagged 11 wickets in the first Test.
