India's captain Virat Kohli gestures to supporters as his teammates celebrate a 2-1 series victory over Australia following play being abandoned on day five in the fourth test match between Australia and India at the SCG in Sydney, Australia, January 7, 2019. AAP/Dan Himbrechts/via REUTERS
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India justified their top ranking with their breakthrough overseas win in Australia on Monday and captain Virat Kohli has reasons to be optimistic about leading a team which can dominate test cricket for years to come.
India have traditionally been formidable at home and fragile abroad, especially outside the subcontinent where harder or grassy pitches took the edge off their spinners and disconcerted their batsmen.
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