In January 2021 India beat Australia by three wickets at the Gabba in Brisbane, chasing 328, and won the Test series 2-1. Australia had not lost a Test at the Gabba since 1988. India played without Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, R. Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Washington Sundar and T. Natarajan had come to Australia as net bowlers. Rishabh Pant made 89 not out.
Earlier in the series India had been all out for 36. “To come here and play the way we have despite having our main bowlers injured, is phenomenal,” the coach, Ravi Shastri, said. “Feeling defeated is one thing but giving up is not in our vocabulary.”