Virat Kohli leading India to their first Test series victory in 11 years against South Africa was the highlight of 2015. The exploits of Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal also made India proud in 2015 while Force India finally made a mark in Formula One.

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Virat Kohli leading India to their first Test series victory in 11 years against South Africa was the highlight of 2015. The exploits of Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal also made India proud in 2015 while Force India finally made a mark in Formula One.(Images: AP, AFP, BCCI, PTI, Getty & Reuters)

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India under Virat Kohli beat South Africa 3-0 in the four-match Test series. The Proteas had not lost a Test series away from home since 2006 and not lost one to India since 2004. Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were the stars taking 31 and 23 wickets respectively to script a memorable series victory.

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India registered its first Test series win in Sri Lanka in over 22 years by defeating Angelo Matthews' side by 117 runs in the third Test in Colombo.

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In the ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers, Ashwin has become the first India bowler since Bishan Bedi in 1973 to achieve the milestone of finishing the year at the number-one Test position.

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Indian women's hockey team is set to make a return to the Olympics after a long gap of 36 years as it qualified for next year's Rio Games, courtesy England making it to the final of the EuroHockey Championships in London.

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India put up a magnificent show to clinch the bronze medal at the FIH Hockey World League Final by defeating Netherlands in a thrilling penalty shootout in Raipur. The win ended the year on a high for the home team after their impressive show in the Commonwealth and Asian Games in 2014.

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Sania Mirza became the World No. 1 in women's doubles this year. She was also the doubles world champion with Martina Hingis.

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Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman to become world number one after Carolina Marin lost in the India Open Super Series semifinal in March. As a result, Saina climbed to the top of the rankings. She lost the number one ranking but regained it in August.

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Force India secured their best ever finish in Formula One after they finished fifth in the 2015 season. Nico Hulkenberg sixth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix ensured that the team would break in the top five for the first time in their seven-year history. The team finished 10th in its maiden season in 2008 and was sixth in 2013 and 2014. They took their their tally to 120 points, 44 ahead of sixth-placed Lotus.

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Satnam Singh became the second second Indian-origin basketball player after Sim Bhullar to feature in the NBA. He was the first Indian to be drafted into the NBA League when Dallas Mavericks picked the Punjab hoopster to feature on its roster on June 26.

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Vijender Singh beat Britain's Sonny Whiting to win his first professional boxing bout on October 10. He went on to win his next two fights against Dean Gillen and Samet Hyuseinov to complete a hat-trick of victories.

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India's Top-Ten Sporting Moments of 2015

Virat Kohli leading India to their first Test series victory in 11 years against South Africa was the highlight of 2015. The exploits of Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal also made India proud in 2015 while Force India finally made a mark in Formula One.