India's fifth bowler, Ravindra Jadeja who played as an all-rounder came good after pacer Umesh Yadav limped off the field early in Australia's second innings on Monday following pain in his ankle.
The 58-year-old former India all-rounder compared Rahane to Kohli, saying that though both are good readers of the game they are different in nature.
Asked where he would place this week's MCG win, the India coach said this win deserves a place in the annals of cricket history.
India is dealing with the absence of veteran Ishant Sharma, who was ruled out of the entire tour after being named in the initial squad for the series.
We take a look at some of the memorable performances by Indian bowlers on the Australian soil.
Indian coach Ravi Shastri said Indian fast bowling quality gives them an edge over Australia; Calling the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav and Navdeep Saini his fabulous five.
Kohli will be playing in the series-opening pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval starting December 17 but will return to India after that for the birth of his first child.
Rohit and Ishant are currently at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru recovering from their respective injuries that they had incurred during IPL 2020 in the UAE.
The Indian contingent arrived in Sydney on November 12 where they are currently undergoing two-week isolation.
Team India head coach Ravi Shastri shared pictures from training session as the side prepares for the upcoming series against Australia.
Yuvraj Singh, who was a part of India's 2011 World Cup-winning squad along with Kohli, also posted a special message for the RCB skipper.
After missing four games, the MI captain returned to the playing XI on Tuesday but his side suffered a 10-wicket defeat against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH).
After Suryakumar's match-winning show with the bat against RCB, Shastri had heaped praise on him on Twitter.
Team India's head coach Ravi Shastri has said that the call to not include Rohit Sharma was taken after selectors assessed his medical report.
The two sales — The Sir Geoffrey Boycott Collection, and Twenty20 Charity Cricket that went live on October 27, feature items from some of the most famous moments in the game.
Yadav led MI to an important victory against RCB and won the Man of the Match award. The innings came shortly after he missed out on the Indian squad selected for the upcoming tour of Australia.
Shastri, batting coach Vikram Rathour, bowling coach Bharath Arun and fielding coach R Sridhar have all reached from their respective home cities on Sunday.
The BCCI has shifted the IPL to UAE where 60 games will be held in 51 days starting from September 19 to November 10.
Shastri offered his take on the impact made by the two-time World Cup-winner in his trademark tongue-in-cheek style.
Slater feels Kohli and Shastri challenges each other but the respect between them makes the things work for Team India.
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