HISTORIC WIN IN AUSTRALIA

GABBA CONQUERED 

 

  

India’s gritty young guns secure a historic Test series win in Australia

In a truly historic moment for Indian cricket, Team India secured an emphatic win on the last day of the fourth Test in the Border-Gavaskar series in Australia

Amazingly, the triumph came at the Gabba in Brisbane – a venue where Australia had been unbeaten since 1988

India breached this Aussie fortress by chasing down an unprecedented 328 at the venue with 18 balls to spare

Plus, this was seen to be a depleted Indian squad with many top players missing due to injuries and other reasons, while youngsters like Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur and Washington Sundar were just cutting their teeth in international Test cricket

The calm leadership of stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane provided the youngsters with stability and freedom to play to their full potential

Overall, this has been a fantastic Test series and a great advertisement for the longest format of the game. Tests certainly have a future if they are played with such quality and intensity. For India, bouncing back from their lowest Test total of 36 in Adelaide to actually winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 will certainly go down in cricketing lore