A series win in India will be the very best achievement of the Aussie team, says Border

AUSSIE LEGEND ALLAN BORDER has reckoned that a win for Steve Smith’s team in the ongoing series against India will count as one of the very best achievements in Australian cricket history. 

In an interaction with foxsports.com.au, the Aussie great said that it will unbelievable if the visitors beat India in the fourth and the final Test at Dharamsala. 

"It's right up there with the very best achievements by any team, because (winning in India) has been the holy grail of Australian cricket. It would be unbelievable." 

Recalling Australia’s previous India tours, Border mentioned that his side has enjoyed very little success in the country. 

“We talk about the Ashes and what that means, but we go through little periods where you don't win there and then you win them back and it's all fantastic. But it has been achieved before both home and away, whereas India is one of those places where we've had such little success going right, right back."

The 61-year-old conceded that he was one of those experts who had written off Australia before the start of the series. He added that he is surprised that the series is levelled at 1-1 with the final Test scheduled to start on March 25.

"I'm surprised we're in this position, 1-1 going into the last Test. Even batting out the last day in the third Test, that was a huge achievement. That alone just shows how far the side's come as a group. But even if it's a drawn series, 1-1, that flies in the face of all us experts. And I say that because I was one of (the experts who wrote Australia off), I thought we'd struggle given our recent form in the subcontinent and just historically."

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