Successfully chasing down 328 to win on the ultimate day at a venue where Australia hadn't lost in 33 years isn't something most visiting teams can boast of doing in Australia, and with the series on the road , India achieved it to win the ultimate Test of the series.
India's historic Test win against Australia at the Gabba earlier this year would go down within the history books together of their best over. Successfully chasing down 328 to win on the ultimate day with nine wickets in hand at a venue where Australia hadn't lost in 33 years isn't something most visiting teams can boast of doing in Australia, and with the series on the road , India achieved it to win the ultimate Test of the series by three wickets to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Usman Khawaja might not are a part of the Australia squad which lost under Tim Paine, but the batsman followed the series closely. The batsman spoke about the amazing series that was played between the 2 teams and credited India for outplaying the Australian on their home soil for the second straight time. Khawaja feels any team that chases down that a lot of runs 'deserves to win'.
"I don’t know. I just think that in Sydney also we had a game we probably should have won, could have won. Our bowlers couldn’t finish it off unfortunately and therefore the same thing happened in Gabba. i assumed we had enough runs to defend but if a team chases that a lot of runs on the ultimate day, it doesn’t matter where it's , they need to win. Because it’s tough to chase runs within the fourth innings, regardless of where you're within the world," Khawaja told Cricwick.
"I think at the top of the day, India were the higher team. They played our fast bowlers better than we thought they might . They blunted our pace attack, they blunted Nathan Lyon and our bowlers couldn’t finish it off. It’s as simple as that. which will happen. That’s the sweetness of cricket. I actually thought that was specialized for the sport ."
What makes the series win even sweeter are the circumstances during which it had been achieved. India were rolled over inside three days within the first Test at Adelaide, getting bundled out for his or her lowest Test total of 36. With Virat Kohli back home and Ajinkya Rahane taking up , India roared back to win the second Test in Melbourne with the captain leading from the front with a century.
In the third Test, with their backs against the wall, India batted out of their skins on the ultimate day to save lots of the Sydney Test. With most of their senior players injured, India played the ultimate Test in Brisbane with whatever resources that they had and emerged victorious with youngsters Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant playing a knock for the ages.
"In Australia there was a touch of shock because obviously, we hadn’t lost in 13 years. But that’s the sweetness of the sport . What’s the purpose if you can’t lose somewhere? Both teams can win, right? Obviously, it had been disappointing as an Australian fan but it had been great for the sport . to try to to it at the Gabba, nobody ever expected it, particularly from India," Khawaja added.
