AFP :India ran riot to win the opening Test in Perth by a crushing 295 runs on Monday and leave Australia shellshocked and searching for answers.
Set a mountainous 534 for victory, the world’s top-ranked Test team crumbled to 238 all out in the final session on day four.
A counter-punching Travis Head made a gritty 89 while Mitchell Marsh chipped in with 47.
But it was never going to be enough against an inspired attack led by the irrepressible Jasprit Bumrah, who took 3-42 to claim eight wickets in the match.
He was ably supported by Mohammed Siraj with 3-51.
“Very happy. We were put under pressure in the first innings but the way we responded was great,” said stand-in skipper Bumrah.
“We were really well prepared. I told everyone to keep faith in your ability.” It was an astonishing turnaround for India, who arrived in Australia on the back of a humiliating 3-0 home series defeat to New Zealand.
