India are on a high with nine One Day International victories in a row. The latest success came yesterday (September 24) against Australia in Indore.
The Virat Kohli-led side defeated Australia by five wickets to clinch the five-match rubber with an unbeatable 3-0 lead. Hardik Pandya was the star with his all-round performance. He won the Man-of-the-match award for his one wicket and 72-ball 78.
The victory at Holkar Stadium also re-installed India at the top of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) ODI Team Rankings. India are also the top side in the world in Test cricket.
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Present and former cricketers including batting legend Sachin Tendulkar hailed India's achievement over Steve Smith-led outfit.
Heaping praise on Team India, Tendulkar said it was a "great achievement" to string together nine successive wins.
Now, Tendulkar wants the "Men in Blue" to go all the way to a clean sweep of 5-0 and complete a "bluewash".
"A win made to look rather easy by the #MenInBlue! Great achievement to remain unbeaten in 9 games! Let's make it 11 & #bluewash the series," Tendulkar wrote on his Twitter page last night after India's win.
If India manage to whitewash Australia 5-0, then it will be a historic feat. It has never been done by India against Australia in a bilateral series.
India are unbeaten in nine games at a stretch, equalling their own record which was between November 2008 and February 2009 under Mahendra Singh Dhoni's captaincy.
A win made to look rather easy by the #MenInBlue! Great achievement to remain unbeaten in 9 games! Let's make it 11 & #bluewash the series. pic.twitter.com/IvKnfVAZBq
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) September 24, 2017
Recently, India completed a tour whitewash over Sri Lanka with 9-0 verdict. They won Tests (3-0), ODIs (5-0) and the lone Twenty20 International (1-0).
India and Australia face off in the fourth ODI at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday (September 28). The final game is on Sunday (October 1) in Nagpur. After the ODIs, the teams contest in three T20Is from October 7 (Saturday).
Can Kohli and his men fulfill Tendulkar's wish? Let's wait and watch.
