Australia series win is more emotional than 2011 World Cup triumph: Virat Kohli
Cricket | January 08, 2019 9:39 ISTThe skipper explained that why the triumph Down Under will remain more special for him compared to World Cup triumph.
The skipper explained that why the triumph Down Under will remain more special for him compared to World Cup triumph.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Test series win a 'historic accomplishment'.
India beat Australia 2-1 to win their first Test series in Australia in 71 years and Ravi Shastri wasn't short of praise for his wards.
It was attributed to batting mainstays David Warner and Steve Smith's one-year ban on ball tampering charges but Gavaskar rejected the assertion.
Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma celebrated the historic triumph at the SCG right after the post-match presentation as the Indian captain lifted the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Pujara, who scored 521 runs at an average of 74 with the help of three hundreds, was named Player of the Series in the historic series win.
"Celebrations are going to run long into the night I can assure you," said Kohli
No other Asian captain leave alone Indian captain has won four away Test matches in South Africa, England and Australia in a single calendar year.
India became the first Asian team to win a Test series in Australia.
The former three-time World Cup winning cricketer also slammed pacer Starc, who was at the non-striker's end, for not intervening.
Pujara grafted his way to three centuries in the ongoing Test series against Australia, playing a key role in India's dominance.
India are leading the four-Test rubber 2-1 and are well-poised to make it 3-1 going into the final day of the series, in the last Test at the SCG.
India's bowling coach said Kuldeep's performance in the ongoing Test could not have come at a better time.
Australia were placed at 6-0 in 4 overs after Kuldeep Yadav's five-wicket haul in his maiden Test Down Under helped India bowl the home team out for 300 in the first innings.
Australia were placed at 6-0 in 4 overs after Kuldeep Yadav's five-wicket haul in his maiden Test Down Under helped India bowl the home team out for 300 in the first innings.
Kuldeep picked up a five-wicket haul in his maiden Test on Australian soil, helping India enforce the follow-on after the hosts were bowled out for 300 on day four of the final Test.
As Kuldeep claimed his maiden Test fifer in Australia, his second overall, India enforced a follow-on after bundling out the hosts for 300 in the first innings.
Harris (79) scored his second Test half-century in the morning session, but was out within three overs on resumption, playing on to his stumps off Ravindra Jadeja.
Ponting believes Pant will score more Test centuries than his predecessor Dhoni.
Bad light stopped play in the final session of day three of the fourth Test as the hosts, responding to India's mammoth first-innings total of 622 for seven declared, were reduced to 236 for six.
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