From being the forgotten man in Perth, Kuldeep Yadav has made a strong case for himself with a five-wicket haul in his maiden Test in Australia. The left-arm wrist-spinner only made it to the XI for the SCG Test because lead tweaker R Ashwin was injured, but immediately showed what he can bring to the table with figures of five for 99 in Australia's first innings of the final Test.

Kuldeep's second five-for in the longer version was instrumental in consigning Australia to their first follow-on on home patch in 31 years, and has put India in a realistic position of completing a 3-1 series rout. The hosts, trailing by 322 in the first innings, need to bat around 98 overs on the final day to keep the scoreline down to 1-2, though it can be safely assumed now that India will definitely complete their first series win in Australia.