V Kohli completed 2000 runs against Australia when he was on seven during the course of his knock of 44 not out at the end of the fourth day’s play in the third innings of this test {India’s second innings}. At the end of the fourth day’s play, his run aggregate against Australia read 2037. He became the fifth Indian batsman to total 2000 plus runs against Australia.  Others are – SR Tendulkar {3630}, VVS Laxman {2434}, R Dravid {2143} and CA Pujara {2074}

SPD Smith had completed 2000 runs against India earlier in this test. It is one of the rare occasions when two rival batsmen completing 2000 plus runs against each other in a test series between two teams. SPD Smith’s run aggregate against India at the end of Australia’s second innings read 2042.

RA Jadeja’a aggregate of test wickets at the end of Australia’s second innings read 268. He took four wickets in this test {one in the first innings and three in the second innings}. TM Head’s wicket whom he had caught and bowled for 18 – his second wicket in the second innings of this test – gave him his 267th wicket. He surpassed BS Bedi’s 266 wickets to become India’s highest wicket taker among left arm spin bowlers.

AT Carey scored 66 not out in this test to provide the 21st occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty against India. It also provides the 19^th occasion of an Australian wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century against India.

It also provides the 24^th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test played at neutral venue. It also provides the 19^th occasion of wicket keeper batsman scoring a half century in a test played at a neutral venue.

AT Carey-MA Starc added 93 runs for the seventh wicket in Australia’s second innings – the third innings – of this test to provide the highest seventh wicket partnership against India by Australian batsmen involving a wicket keeper batsman.

V Kohli completed 2000 runs against Australia when he was on seven during the course of his knock of 44 not out at the end of the fourth day’s play in the third innings of this test {India’s second innings}. At the end of the fourth day’s play, his run aggregate against Australia read 2037. He became the ninth Indian batsman to score 2000 plus runs against various oppositions. The following table lists all the nine batsmen who have accomplished the feat.

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0	Opposition
1	SM Gavaskar	1971-1983	27	48	6	2749	236*	65.45	13	7	5	West Indies
2	SM Gavaskar	1971-1986	38	67	2	2483	221	38.20	4	16	3	England
3	SM Gavaskar	1978-1987	24	41	4	2089	166	56.45	5	12	1	Pakistan
4	SR Tendulkar	1990-2012	32	53	4	2535	193	51.73	7	13	0	England
5	SR Tendulkar	1991-2013	39	74	8	3630	241*	55.00	11	16	4	Australia
6	R Dravid	1996-2012	32	60	6	2143	233	39.68	2	13	3	Australia
6	VVS Laxman	1998-2012	29	54	5	2434	281	49.67	6	12	3	Australia
8	CA Pujara	2010-2023	25	45	3	2074	204	49.38	5	11	4	Australia
9	V Kohli	2011-2023	25	44	2	2037	186	48.50	8	5	3	Australia