India displayed a kind of dominance that even full-strength teams rarely do in Australia, and that was largely because their stand-in captain didn't put a foot wrong

India secured a landmark victory in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener against Australia in Perth, with Jasprit Bumrah's leadership pivotal. Despite a missing core team, India redefined Test cricket standards.

India make dominant start to Test series, thrashing Australia by 295 runs inside four days in Perth to take 1-0 lead in five-match series; home side dismissed for 238 in second innings after resuming on 12-3;