- Cheteshwar Pujara – (4.5/5):
One cannot ask anything more from a champion who has batted for 525 deliveries in the first innings! Pujara was so exceptional at Ranchi, that superlatives alone aren’t enough to portray his sheer genius out here. His first job was to ensure that India saved the game in the first innings itself, and he did just that as he stuck around with great resolute. Then along with wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, formed a match winning partnership as his double ton mentally decimated Australia.