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Unbeaten 89 by Pant helps India to a 3-wicket win over Australia in 4th Test, India win series 2-1

Absolutely stunning performance.

I have not seen a better test series than this in the last 30-40 years.
 
I've been watching test cricket for the last 20 years. My earliest test cricket memory is of India winning a test at Adelaide in 2003 after conceding 400 runs on the first day and fire crackers going all over in the neighbourhood. After that, I've went through the highs of a draw in South Africa in 2010 against their greatest team, the absolute lows of enduring two consecutive 4-0 whitewashes in England and Australia after which I seriously thought I wouldn't watch cricket again, at least with the same passion and fervour.

And after the departure of the old guard, I've been following this young team and seeing their making ever since their first ever overseas tour in SA and NZ. It was mostly disappointments with the odd glory day in between like the one at Lords in '14. But they have always showed a glimpse of their talent and potential right from those initial days. Then seeing them compete tooth and nail in SA and England but falling short close to the finish line was slightly disappointing but you always knew this team was capable of something special because of the fight they showed in those tours. And then the first ever series win in Australia happened and I thought that was the greatest moment in our cricket history irrespective of the absences of Warner and Smith.

But never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that this team was capable of showing this much resilience and fight in the face of all the odds that were stacked against their favour - your entire fast bowling attack getting wiped out, getting knocked over for 36 and the utter humiliation that ensued, losing Kohli to paternity leave, losing all the tosses and then losing players with every match, and then to go on to win at the fortress of Australia and demolish it with who were originally your net bowlers, this has to be a fairy tale for the ages. I don't think anything will ever top this sporting memory for the rest of my life and I'm just blessed to have witnessed the entirety of this series. I was too young to have watched or understand the 2005 Ashes series but at the risk of a hyperbole, this is the greatest test series I've ever watched during my lifetime.
 
Congrats to team india for this victory, its no small achievement.

All of a sudden opposition teams are wanting Kohli back in the side to captain india again :)
 
India deserves all the accolades coming their way. Unbelievable resilience shown.

Congratulations to all the Indian fans on PP
 
Indian team will be invisible once kohli , bumrah, Shami, Ishant, ashwin, jadaja and Pandya return
 
Heartiest congrats to India.Arguably its best cricketing achievement ever considering the circumstances faced.

India at Brisbane has take tenacity and mental resilience in Sport to regions of the sublime and attained moral glory as few teams have ever done.Reminded one of an army resurrecting from the depths of despair to reach the pinnacle of glory.Cheteshwar Pujara was the epitome of grit and determination while Rishab Pant was defiance or agression personified.Pant gave a classical knockout Punch to steer India to glory but the architects of the win were Shardul Thakur and Wasington Sunder in the 1st innings.

After loisng key players through injuries I rank this win amongst India's 3 best series wins over and test victory amongst its 5 best ever.Considering the wicket to me it is India's 3rd best performance ever in a run chase to win a game.

I have never seen such a depth of tenacity by India ever if you recount the repairing jobs at Sydney and Brisbane and the revival at Melbourne.Nor have I witnessed such dashing killer instinct as Pant displayed who struck the pedal on the accelerator like an army batallion launching a combing operation.I can't forget the shots executed even by Washington Sunder with 49 runs needed of 7 overs which propelled India into banging the final nails in the coffin for a famous win.
 
Congratulation to the Indian team for winning this series. Spectacular performance!

And there were armchair pundits on here who were predicting a 4-0 whitewash of India not very long ago! The Indian youngsters have put egg on all their faces!

And this is not even the best team India can play! Amazing stuff!
 
My lunch/dinner is humble pie like many other Indian fans who predicted a 0-4 whitewash this time around. Hats off Team India - sorry for doubting your resilience and skill
 
Indian team management successfully fooled Australia by rotating players in the name of injuries....because of new players in every match, Australia were not able to properly devise a strategy against them and eventually lost....in contrast, Australia had played more or less same 11 throughout the series and made it easier for Indians, especially they kept playing same bowling attack and all Indian batsmen are used to playing against them....not just this series, Australia had the same bowling attack two years ago too which made India's job much easier this time.

Had Australia played Jhye Richardson and Pattinson, there would have been some variety and newness in their bowling attack...

Jhye Richardson is best test bowler in the world and it's a shame Australia haven't yet realized his true potential.
 
Congrats to the team on a remarkable victory, this is on par with a World Cup win and arguably greater, not only did they show fight / resillience they finished the job against all odds
 
What a win and the series as a whole. Congrats to Indian fans.
 
it's not surprising India won this series....many times in the past two decades, India had competed very well against Australia in Australia....on two of those occasions they even came close to a series victory...Indian batsmen can play well on pace/bouncy pitches so they will always have a chance in Australia and South Africa.....but they cannot win In Eng and NZ as the current batting lineup cannot thrive in swinging conditions.....anyhow, I would like to congratulate Indian team on this amazing series win. Definitely an unforgettable win.
 
The magical moments :heart:

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Former Pakistan captain Inzamam Ul-Haq likes what he sees of India's new faces who have made a mark in the fourth Test against Australia in Brisbane. The likes of Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, who have combined to take 20 Australian wickets in the Gabba Test have collectively impressed the former Pakistan batsman, who feels it's remarkable to witness what the four bowlers have managed to do to throw the Test match wide open.

“Like batsmen's job is to not lose wickets and score runs, the bowlers also have a task to not only pick wickets but stop the runs. That India's inexperienced bowlers would face this kind of pressure was something I never imagined. It's very tough to do what India's bowlers have been able to in the series. If I have to compare the bowlers of the two teams, I am more impressed with India's bowling,” Inzamam said on his YouTube channel.

Inzamam hailed fast bowler Siraj, who on Monday, claimed his maiden five-wicket-haul in Tests, Siraj finished with 5/73, and along with Shardul Thakur (4/61) bowled Australia out for 294 in the second innings. Inzamam backed Siraj to continue his fine form going forward and backed the 26-year-old quick to achieve huge success in the time to come.

“I've been saying from the beginning that I see Mohammed Siraj becoming a world-class bowler. The way he dismissed those five wickets, he's proven it. Taking five wickets is one thing, but to give the team timely wickets where you can't afford to give away runs and bowl with aggression, that’s where he has excelled the most,” Inzamam asserted.

As for Thakur – who took seven wickets in the match and scored 67 off 115 balls in the first innings – Inzamam feels his phenomenal all-rounder performances have made him a strong candidate for India's all-rounder slot and that going forward, it will not be easy for the team management to ignore him.

“India have gained so many new players in the series. [Shardul] Thakur took three wickets in the first innings and then another five in the second. While batting, he scored 60-odd runs so I think this new all-rounder will be a threat to the rest of the players in the Indian team. I feel it's a fabulous effort by the Indian team, especially because they stopped Australia from playing the way they usually do,” Inzi added.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cric...h-india-s-new-allrounder-101611028150429.html
 
wow....few hours after the win...still pinching myself thinking - did this really happen? after the first two 0di's I thought this series will be Steve Smith dining on us, after 36/9 never dreamt we would be here. Kudos to the resilience by india, the fire by the new comers, Siraj-what a guy, shardul-kar -awesome - almost MoM stuff @ the Gabba, Nattu and Washy the Tamil-lions Wowser - Shubhi - a star is born, PAnt-u beaut and lastly - thanks to most pak and other non-indian PP'ers whose heartfelt admiration of this series shows that passion and love for this game has no boundaries. Cheers and :salute
 
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Request to all Indian fans, celebrate to the fullest and be humble....a lot more to do, we are in safe hands with these youngsters......proudest of the team......India......India
 
Won't be surprised to see Bollywood project this big time. This deserves it too
 
Historic series victory. What a performance by India. Everyone including myself wrote them off, but they have delivered a truly special performance today.
 
To bounce back from 36 all out and win this series is remarkable. I didn't expect India to do without Kohli but they still somehow pulled it off.

By far the greatest Asian test side in history. Congrats to all Indian PPers.
 
street cricketer said:
I've been watching test cricket for the last 20 years. My earliest test cricket memory is of India winning a test at Adelaide in 2003 after conceding 400 runs on the first day and fire crackers going all over in the neighbourhood. After that, I've went through the highs of a draw in South Africa in 2010 against their greatest team, the absolute lows of enduring two consecutive 4-0 whitewashes in England and Australia after which I seriously thought I wouldn't watch cricket again, at least with the same passion and fervour.

And after the departure of the old guard, I've been following this young team and seeing their making ever since their first ever overseas tour in SA and NZ. It was mostly disappointments with the odd glory day in between like the one at Lords in '14. But they have always showed a glimpse of their talent and potential right from those initial days. Then seeing them compete tooth and nail in SA and England but falling short close to the finish line was slightly disappointing but you always knew this team was capable of something special because of the fight they showed in those tours. And then the first ever series win in Australia happened and I thought that was the greatest moment in our cricket history irrespective of the absences of Warner and Smith.

But never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that this team was capable of showing this much resilience and fight in the face of all the odds that were stacked against their favour - your entire fast bowling attack getting wiped out, getting knocked over for 36 and the utter humiliation that ensued, losing Kohli to paternity leave, losing all the tosses and then losing players with every match, and then to go on to win at the fortress of Australia and demolish it with who were originally your net bowlers, this has to be a fairy tale for the ages. I don't think anything will ever top this sporting memory for the rest of my life and I'm just blessed to have witnessed the entirety of this series. I was too young to have watched or understand the 2005 Ashes series but at the risk of a hyperbole, this is the greatest test series I've ever watched during my lifetime.
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Good to see you post bro!
 
Haven't felt this emotional about cricket in a long long time.This even tops the WC 2011 win for me
 
freelance_cricketer said:
The magical moments :heart:

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Magical moments, will be etched in memories of Indian cricket fans forever!
 
sharmaji said:
My daughter asked me after the match, papa why are you crying?
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Same here. Was so bloody emotional to see us win us today. Have experienced too many heart attacks over the years with us snatching defeat from jaws of victory! But today was something else.
 
Takeaways from this series and things to do now

-Sack the fielding coach
-Back youngsters,Kohli.We shouldn't be having multiple guys debuting/making comebacks in an away tour in SENA
-Increase salary of Bharat Arun and lock him for 3 years
-Phase out Pujara and even Rahane and build a team in home season
-Kickout Rohit and tell him to focus on LOIs.Same for Rahul


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Well done Team India.

Thoroughly outplayed the Aussies and with most would label their B team :)
 
Saurav said:
Takeaways from this series and things to do now

-Sack the fielding coach
-Back youngsters,Kohli.We shouldn't be having multiple guys debuting/making comebacks in an away tour in SENA
-Increase salary of Bharat Arun and lock him for 3 years
-Phase out Pujara and even Rahane and build a team in home season
-Kickout Rohit and tell him to focus on LOIs.Same for Rahul


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Lol you're expecting too much from captain brainless. Nothing changes when we lose embarrassingly...and you're expecting all these after our greatest ever series win...:))

Just enjoy these moments and keep your expectations in check. Indian cricket has still got a long way to go to be that ruthless.
 
Congrats India.. and What an innings by Pant.. and equally important innings by Pujara, he takes wins away from Aussies.. but honestly Thakur is deserve MoM award more than Pant, was top performance by him all 3 innings..
 
street cricketer said:
I've been watching test cricket for the last 20 years. My earliest test cricket memory is of India winning a test at Adelaide in 2003 after conceding 400 runs on the first day and fire crackers going all over in the neighbourhood. After that, I've went through the highs of a draw in South Africa in 2010 against their greatest team, the absolute lows of enduring two consecutive 4-0 whitewashes in England and Australia after which I seriously thought I wouldn't watch cricket again, at least with the same passion and fervour.

And after the departure of the old guard, I've been following this young team and seeing their making ever since their first ever overseas tour in SA and NZ. It was mostly disappointments with the odd glory day in between like the one at Lords in '14. But they have always showed a glimpse of their talent and potential right from those initial days. Then seeing them compete tooth and nail in SA and England but falling short close to the finish line was slightly disappointing but you always knew this team was capable of something special because of the fight they showed in those tours. And then the first ever series win in Australia happened and I thought that was the greatest moment in our cricket history irrespective of the absences of Warner and Smith.

But never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that this team was capable of showing this much resilience and fight in the face of all the odds that were stacked against their favour - your entire fast bowling attack getting wiped out, getting knocked over for 36 and the utter humiliation that ensued, losing Kohli to paternity leave, losing all the tosses and then losing players with every match, and then to go on to win at the fortress of Australia and demolish it with who were originally your net bowlers, this has to be a fairy tale for the ages. I don't think anything will ever top this sporting memory for the rest of my life and I'm just blessed to have witnessed the entirety of this series. I was too young to have watched or understand the 2005 Ashes series but at the risk of a hyperbole, this is the greatest test series I've ever watched during my lifetime.
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Can make a movie out of this, and welcome back by the way..
 
MenInG said:
Absolutely riveting - India should win this
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Thanks for having this thread , beautiful memories as well being able to share the emotions here. I know it will be deleted/archived soon [MENTION=151307]King_Kohli[/MENTION] you better read the thread as you watch the highlights lol
 
Very well played by Pant. Definitely the difference between the sides. He has made the Aussies wilt on the final day in the last two tests. I give credit to him for playing for the win in both matches.

Hope this is a lesson to all teams (esp our gutless batsmen) that even if you have an unlikely target, you can exert so much pressure if you play positive and keep a loss at the back of their minds.
 
Congratulations to India, great performance, deserved to win the series.

Aussie have only 2 good bowlers now, Starc and Lyon are rubbish.
 
TheSultan said:
Very well played by Pant. Definitely the difference between the sides. He has made the Aussies wilt on the final day in the last two tests. I give credit to him for playing for the win in both matches.

Hope this is a lesson to all teams (esp our gutless batsmen) that even if you have an unlikely target, you can exert so much pressure if you play positive and keep a loss at the back of their minds.
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Well, Pujara also played equally important innings but none seem to be mentioning it..
 
:gayle:gayle:gayle

Salute to all the contributors. Wins like this without the contribution of Kohli-Rohit feels much more satisfying. Rehane should captain india in long format.
 
street cricketer said:
I've been watching test cricket for the last 20 years. My earliest test cricket memory is of India winning a test at Adelaide in 2003 after conceding 400 runs on the first day and fire crackers going all over in the neighbourhood. After that, I've went through the highs of a draw in South Africa in 2010 against their greatest team, the absolute lows of enduring two consecutive 4-0 whitewashes in England and Australia after which I seriously thought I wouldn't watch cricket again, at least with the same passion and fervour.

And after the departure of the old guard, I've been following this young team and seeing their making ever since their first ever overseas tour in SA and NZ. It was mostly disappointments with the odd glory day in between like the one at Lords in '14. But they have always showed a glimpse of their talent and potential right from those initial days. Then seeing them compete tooth and nail in SA and England but falling short close to the finish line was slightly disappointing but you always knew this team was capable of something special because of the fight they showed in those tours. And then the first ever series win in Australia happened and I thought that was the greatest moment in our cricket history irrespective of the absences of Warner and Smith.

But never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that this team was capable of showing this much resilience and fight in the face of all the odds that were stacked against their favour - your entire fast bowling attack getting wiped out, getting knocked over for 36 and the utter humiliation that ensued, losing Kohli to paternity leave, losing all the tosses and then losing players with every match, and then to go on to win at the fortress of Australia and demolish it with who were originally your net bowlers, this has to be a fairy tale for the ages. I don't think anything will ever top this sporting memory for the rest of my life and I'm just blessed to have witnessed the entirety of this series. I was too young to have watched or understand the 2005 Ashes series but at the risk of a hyperbole, this is the greatest test series I've ever watched during my lifetime.
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Jai Shri Ram,brother . We miss you on PP :amla
 
Smbhayi said:
Well, Pujara also played equally important innings but none seem to be mentioning it..
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He played well, but it wasn't the difference.

Must add very underwhelming bowling by the aussies too - I think they have a psychological 5th day issue since Stokes and Headingley
 
street cricketer said:
I've been watching test cricket for the last 20 years. My earliest test cricket memory is of India winning a test at Adelaide in 2003 after conceding 400 runs on the first day and fire crackers going all over in the neighbourhood. After that, I've went through the highs of a draw in South Africa in 2010 against their greatest team, the absolute lows of enduring two consecutive 4-0 whitewashes in England and Australia after which I seriously thought I wouldn't watch cricket again, at least with the same passion and fervour.

And after the departure of the old guard, I've been following this young team and seeing their making ever since their first ever overseas tour in SA and NZ. It was mostly disappointments with the odd glory day in between like the one at Lords in '14. But they have always showed a glimpse of their talent and potential right from those initial days. Then seeing them compete tooth and nail in SA and England but falling short close to the finish line was slightly disappointing but you always knew this team was capable of something special because of the fight they showed in those tours. And then the first ever series win in Australia happened and I thought that was the greatest moment in our cricket history irrespective of the absences of Warner and Smith.

But never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that this team was capable of showing this much resilience and fight in the face of all the odds that were stacked against their favour - your entire fast bowling attack getting wiped out, getting knocked over for 36 and the utter humiliation that ensued, losing Kohli to paternity leave, losing all the tosses and then losing players with every match, and then to go on to win at the fortress of Australia and demolish it with who were originally your net bowlers, this has to be a fairy tale for the ages. I don't think anything will ever top this sporting memory for the rest of my life and I'm just blessed to have witnessed the entirety of this series. I was too young to have watched or understand the 2005 Ashes series but at the risk of a hyperbole, this is the greatest test series I've ever watched during my lifetime.
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Welcome back buddy.

Long time no see.
 
naseem said:
Ind would have won by now if not for Pujara S 8 of 100 moment......... What a series for indian cricket lovers.......kudos to parosis
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volcyz said:
Without Pujaras 8 from 100 balls
The bowers wouldn’t be so tired and drained
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At the beginning of the day, Australia were favored to win the match. Pujara's innings took that possibility out of the equation. Once the chance of an Australian victory was gone, the Indian batsmen could focus on winning the game.

Pujara remains in my opinion the most important Indian Test batsman, on par or ahead of Kolhi as he wears down the opposition's bowlers.
 
Last Monetarist said:
One thing the day's play does show up again is how the experts and fans calling for an early Australia declaration yesterday are imbeciles. Imagine if India were chasing less than 300 here.
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Same thought occurred to me. Wonder if any of them followed up by admitting they were wrong?
 
Napa said:
At the beginning of the day, Australia were favored to win the match. Pujara's innings took that possibility out of the equation. Once the chance of an Australian victory was gone, the Indian batsmen could focus on winning the game.

Pujara remains in my opinion the most important Indian Test batsman, on par or ahead of Kolhi as he wears down the opposition's bowlers.
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This.. people don't understand Pujara's impact or don't want to..we lost Sa and ENG series bcs our captain want to shows intent..
 
JaDed said:
Good to see you post bro!
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Smbhayi said:
Can make a movie out of this, and welcome back by the way..
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Nikhil_cric said:
Jai Shri Ram,brother . We miss you on PP :amla
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sensible-indian-fan said:
Welcome back buddy.

Long time no see.
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Thanks guys, I do lurk around the site from time to time but could not resist myself from sharing the happiness in arguably the greatest moment in Indian cricket history with my beloved brothers :amla
 
Saurav said:
Takeaways from this series and things to do now

-Sack the fielding coach
-Back youngsters,Kohli.We shouldn't be having multiple guys debuting/making comebacks in an away tour in SENA
-Increase salary of Bharat Arun and lock him for 3 years
-Phase out Pujara and even Rahane and build a team in home season
-Kickout Rohit and tell him to focus on LOIs.Same for Rahul


Add more
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I am sure Kohli must be feeling pretty insecure after watching Rahane's captaincy. Rahane and Pujara won't go anywhere for at least another 2 years. :inti
 
Smbhayi said:
This.. people don't understand Pujara's impact or don't want to..we lost Sa and ENG series bcs our captain want to shows intent..
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I think Pant did great, but the truth is that people want to see "exciting" batsmen who score at a fast rate, without understanding that maybe the most important part of a Test match is putting a price on your wicket, and for a top order batsman to wear down the opposition bowlers by the sort of dogged determination that Pujara showed. Love his courage in taking the painful blows rather than sticking his bat out to defend his body while spooning a catch. Other Indian players contributed by their talent and determination, he actually also contributed by taking the most amount of physical pain for his team.
 
Take out Pant's innings and we probably get a draw, take out Pujara's innings and we probably get a loss.
 
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