India retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a comprehensive 137-run win in the third Test at the MCG on Sunday, taking an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match series.
\n\u201cThey\u2019re the real deal now, they\u2019re the No. 1 team. They\u2019ve been a great side to watch and they deserve this win,\u201d Border told foxsports.com.au. \u201cThey\u2019ve had their struggles away from home, but they\u2019re starting to improve because they\u2019ve had some good fast bowling.
\n\u201cNow they can combat Australia, South Africa and New Zealand \u2013 countries that produce those fast, bouncy, seaming wickets. They used to struggle on those, but they don\u2019t struggle on those now.\u201d
\n\u201cThey\u2019ve had some fantastic individual bowlers over the years, particularly famous for their spin, going back to when I first started with Bishan Bedi, Erapalli Prasanna, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar.
\n\u201cNow they\u2019ve settled on a fantastic fast bowling group, plus they\u2019ve got a couple in the wings that are pretty handy, plus they\u2019ve got a couple of good spinners and their batting is very, very good.\u201d<\/p>\n
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