For someone who led the Indian team to one of their greatest ever series wins, Ajinkya Rahane reckons that he looked good as a captain because of everyone’s performance. Rahane and Virat Kohli are contrasting personalities but the former did remarkably well to unite the squad after the regular skipper headed back home on paternity leave following the debacle in the first Test at Adelaide.

Ajinkya Rahane will be back to being Kohli’s deputy in the upcoming home series against England next month but for now, he just wants to savor this victory.

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Expressing his emotions when Rishabh Pant scored the winning runs, Rahane said, “We all should enjoy this win, not just us but every Indian should enjoy this. What we did here is historic and we want to enjoy this win tonight and once we land in India we will think about the England series.”

What stood out for Rahane was the way the youngsters helped the Indian team to make a comeback throughout the series. On Tuesday, Shubman Gill’s knock of 91 kept India in the game during the chase before Pant pulled off one of the greatest wins for his team with a whirlwind 89.

Chasing 328 at Australia’s fortress was a herculean task but Ajinkya Rahane said they were only focussed on playing their normal game.

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Rahane elaborated, “This morning we spoke about playing simple cricket. What we did in this tour was fight very hard. Yes, we were looking to play session by session. During tea time, we sent messages to Rishabh but he was always looking to chase the total. Credit to him, he took that risk and took on the Aussies. His and Pujara’s innings gave the platform to win the game.”