#INDvAUS: Here's how Indian players fared in DNA ratings

KL RAHUL 7/10

Six half-centuries in seven innings is a testimony to his consistency, but questions still remain over his temperament. As much as he should be satisfied, Rahul might be equally disappointed at not converting even one of those solid starts into a sublime hundred. It's time he gets back to scoring those 199s. Well, maybe a run more.
M: 4, I: 7, Runs: 393, HS: 90, Ave: 65.50, SR: 56.30, 100/50: 0/6, CT: 2

MURALI VIJAY 4/10

The Monk was uncharacteristically subdued with the bat throughout the series. Known for his penchant for big runs, the opener's highest score this series was only 82 in the three Tests he played. Josh Hazlewood got him out thrice, but he even fell to Steve O'Keefe twice. Shows he struggled against pace and spin alike.
M: 3, I: 5, Runs: 113, HS: 82, Ave: 22.60, SR: 38.17, 100.50: 0/1, CT: 6

ABHINAV MUKUND 1/10

Making a return into the Indian team after a grand total of 56 Tests, Mukund couldn't even score that many runs in his comeback game. Missed a straight full toss from Mitchell Starc in the first innings in Bengaluru for a duck, and came back to score 16 runs in the second dig. Was expectedly dropped once Vijay was fit in the next Test.
M: 1, I: 2, Runs: 16, HS: 16, Ave: 8.00, SR: 40.00, 100/50: 0/0, CT: 0

CHETESHWAR PUJARA 9/10

Call him slow, unattractive, boring or whatever, the fact remains that Pujara was, by miles, India's best batsman in this series. His marathon, patient knocks were the reason the hosts won the second Test in Bengaluru and got into a winning position in the third in Ranchi. Those were momentum-changing, series-defining knocks that India should be forever grateful for.
M: 4, I: 7, Runs: 405, HS: 202, Ave: 57.85, SR: 38.60, 100/50: 1/2, CT: 4

VIRAT KOHLI 5/10

Made more headlines for matters off the field than on it. While the first part is always an inherent aspect of Virat Kohli, the second one isn't. Fair to say, the Aussie bowlers sorted out India's most successful batsman over the season, so much so that Kohli scored fewer runs in three matches than Mitchell Marsh did in two. That said, he stood by his team and his words like a rock, and led the troops with the usual infectious zeal.
M: 3, I: 5, Runs: 46, HS: 15, Ave: 9.20, SR: 44.23, 100/50: 0/0, CT: 3

AJINKYA RAHANE 7/10

Made little but some significant contributions with the bat, especially in Bengaluru and Dharamsala, playing the perfect second fiddle to Pujara in the former. More importantly, though, captained with aplomb in his first outing as Test skipper in a crunch decider. Playing with five bowlers and making the optimum use of them, Rahane showed why this Team India isn't all about Kohli.
M: 4, I: 7, Runs: 198, HS: 52, Ave: 33.00, SR: 47.59, 100/50: 0/1, CT: 4

KARUN NAIR 1/10

Looked India's best batsman in his first outing of the series in Bengaluru, but in the three innings thereafter, change to India's worst. Went for expansive shots too early in his innings, and dropped catches in the slips to make matters worse. After a dream triple-ton start to his Test career, the youngster has woken up to the challenges of Test cricket.
M: 3, I: 4, Runs: 54, HS: 26, Ave: 13.50, SR: 52.42, 100/50:0/0, CT: 3

WRIDHHIMAN SAHA 6/10

After a couple of quiet Tests, the Bengal wicketkeeper came of age as a batsman in the third. He'd always chipped in with useful runs in the past, but it was about time he turned the useful into huge. He did that with a brilliant century in Ranchi, proving his stature as India's best wicketkeeper-batsman at the moment. Kept solidly on some difficult tracks, even taking a few fliers.
M: 4, I: 6, Runs: 174, HS: 117, Ave: 34.80, SR: 43.39, 100/50:1/0, CT/ST: 13/1

RAVICHANDRAN ASHWIN 6/10

Was India's second-highest wicket-taker in the series, but was clearly outshone by Ravindra Jadeja. Didn't create the same amount of damage as his junior left-arm spinner on pitches that weren't turning as much. And even on a rank turner in Pune, Ashwin was ineffective. But he made up for it by his six-for to win India the game in Bengaluru. Failed with the bat as well. All in all, he was below-par.
M: 4, I: 6, Runs: 53, HS: 30, Ave: 8.83, SR: 51.45, 100/50: 0/0, CT: 2
Wkts: 21, Best: 6/41, Ave: 27.38, Econ: 2.55, SR: 64.3, 5w/10w: 1/0

RAVINDRA JADEJA 9/10

The man just keeps growing as a Test cricketer, and has now reached a point where the No. 1 Test bowler crown sits perfectly on him. Did justice to that in the series, looking more threatening than Ashwin and creating all sorts of problems for the Aussies. With the bat too, mind you. His positive 63 in Dharamsala to get India the lead was worth its weight in gold. Indeed, Jadeja is India's biggest weapon now, and not just due to his sword celebrations.
M: 4, I: 6, Runs: 127, HS: 63, Ave: 25.40, SR: 62.56, 100/50: 0/2, CT: 3
Wkts: 25, Best: 6/63, Ave: 18.56, Econ: 2.17, SR: 51.1, 5w/10w: 2/0

JAYANT YADAV 1/10

One of the major India reasons why India had to abandon their much-loved five-bowler theory in this series was Jayant's poor outing in that Pune drubbing. The offie did precious little on that minefield of a pitch, and looked a pale shadow of a batsman who has a Test century against his name. Remains to be seen if he retains his place in the squad in India's next Test assignment.
M: 1, I: 2, Runs: 7, HS: 5, Ave: 3.50, SR: 25.92, 100/50: 0/0, CT: 0
Wkts: 2, Best: 1/43, Ave: 50.50, Econ: 4.39, SR: 69.0, 5w/10w: 0/0

KULDEEP YADAV 7/10

Was thrown in by the team management as the surprise package in the final Test, and boy did he surprise! Had the Australian batsmen scratching their heads with his Chinaman coupled with flipper and googly to have a memorable Test debut. Even with the bat in hand, he was assured about his skills. Looks a bright prospect, one that can excel overseas too.
M: 1, Wkts: 4, Best: 4/68, Ave: 22.75, Econ: 3.25, SR: 42.0, 5w/10w: 0/0, CT: 1

UMESH YADAV 9/10

There's no debating that Umesh has been India's biggest revelation in this home season, but he went to another level in this series. Swing, reverse swing, pace, he had a heady mixture of them all. On a lively, un-Indian pitch in Dharamsala, he out-bowled the Australian fast bowlers. His first spell that rattled the Aussies in the second innings was as good a spell from an Indian pacer as any before.
M: 4, Wkts: 17, Best: 4/32, Ave: 23.41, Econ: 3.08, SR: 45.5, 5w/10w: 0/0, Ct: 0

ISHANT SHARMA 4/10

Will be remembered more for the faces he made during the series than his bowling. As much as he did a decent job of keeping things tight, the lanky pacer had only three wickets to show in the six innings he bowled in. He wasn't bad, but wasn't great either. What was great, though, was his face face-off with Steve Smith and Matt Renshaw in Bengaluru.
M: 3, Wkts: 3, Best: 1/28, Ave: 69.66, Econ: 2.67, SR: 156.0, 5w/10w: 0/0, Ct: 1

BHUVNESHWAR KUMAR 4/10

Was picked in Dharamsala in order to swing the ball in those conditions, but looked flat for a major part of the first innings. His biggest impact came in the second innings, when he removed India's nemesis in Smith for a cheap 17 that turned the game around. It wasn't a quality delivery, but just for getting the man who India found few ways of removing, Bhuvi can be given those marks.
M: 1, Wkts: 2, Best: 1/27, Ave: 34.00: Econ: 3.48m SR: 58.5, 5w/10w: 0/0, Ct: 0

ANIL KUMBLE (head coach) 8/10

There was no panic within the Indian team after suffering a rare yet crushing defeat in the first Test in Pune, and head coach Anil Kumble deserves ample credit for that. He spoke about backing the players and sticking to the same processes in turning things around. The turnaround happened, and it happened exactly how Kumble had envisioned. He also should be lauded for throwing in Kuldeep Yadav in the final Test, which was a tactical masterstroke.

Note: Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer and Mohammed Shami were part of the squad at various stages during the series, but did not play a single game