Virat Kohli and his team scripted history Monday by becoming first Indian side to win a Test series in Australia. India won the series 2-1 after the Sydney Test ended in a draw due to rain.
This has invited praises from former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar.
The fast bowler took to Twitter to say, “Congratulations to Team India for a historic series victory Down Under. One of the toughest tours in world cricket is a Test Series in Australia. It was a great effort and they kept Aussies under pressure throughout.”
With the victory, India also became the first Asian side to win a Test series in Australia.
“I want to say I’ve never been more proud of being part of a team, than this one right here,” said Kohli.
“The boys make the captain look good. By far, this is my biggest achievement. It’s at the top of the pile.”
Australia skipper Tim Paine paid tribute to India.
“Have to tip our hat to India, we know how tough it is to win in Australia so congrats to Virat and (coach) Ravi (Shastri) because it’s a huge achievement,” he said.
“Disappointed, definitely over the last two Tests. We had our chances in Adelaide, in Perth I thought we played some good cricket, but in Melbourne and Sydney, we’ve been outplayed.”
India got the series off to the best possible start by winning the tight opening Test in Adelaide by 31 runs on the fifth day – their first Test win in Australia for a decade.
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