10 Most talked about moments of Indian cricket in 2015

9. Test series win over SA at home:

The pattern of the year continued at home for the team. The disappointment of an ODI series was again followed by the jubilation of a Test series win. This time it was South Africa who faced the heat against a charged up Test team that wasn’t ready to give an inch. The pitches in India became a talking point as prodigious turn troubled batsmen from both sides. Many former greats were involved in social media banter of serious nature. Virat Kohli and team Director Ravi Shastri kept defending the team’s strategy of playing on such surfaces in spite of the matches not lasting the distance.

The first Test finished in 3 days at Mohali and so did the 3rd one at Nagpur. The 2nd match at Bengaluru witnessed play only on day 1 as the remaining days were washed out to rain. The match still hogged the limelight being AB de Villiers’ 100th Test match, and the fact that he scored a fine half-century on day 1 made it special for all his fans in India. The 4th and final Test at Delhi was a dramatic affair that ended with a win for the home side in the last session on Day 5. A 3-0 victory was a huge achievement against the current number 1 ranked Test team in the world. Ravindra Jadeja made a spectacular comeback to the national side while Ravichandran Ashwin continued his golden run having dominated the visiting batsmen. Amit Mishra also made his presence felt with timely wickets.