The Indian head coach, Ravi Shastri is a happy man after India’s 8-wicket triumph in the Boxing Day Test against Australia on Tuesday. He feels that it will be regarded as one of the “greatest” comebacks victories in the history of Test cricket. When asked what was the chat in the dressing room after India were bundled out for their lowest score of 36 in Adelaide, Ravi Shastri said he only asked the players to stand up and fight.

Shastri said the memorable win over Australia that helped the visitors to level the series after the Adelaide horror and it’ll be a “New Year’s” gift to millions of India fans who supported the team in tough times. The head coach, who was immensely criticized after the loss in the first Tets, gave full credit to Ajinkya Rahane and his men, saying the “boys showed tremendous composure” under pressure to win the Boxing Day Test.

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During a chat with the press on Tuesday, Ravi Shastri said, “It’s a great present from the team to millions of supporters to have a very happy new year. This will go down in the annals of Indian and world cricket as one of the greatest comebacks. From being 36 all out to coming back in three days, the boys showed great composure. When you’re blown away, you’re blown away. Against a team like Australia, you have to be good for 5 days, no point being good for just 1 or 2.”

Two players made debuts for India as Mohammed Siraj and Shubman Gill and they didn’t disappoint. Ajinkya Rahane, who stepped in as the stand-in captain, was under pressure as well as he had failed to score runs in the Adelaide Test, but he led the team from the front to help the visitors script a terrific win at MCG.

Rahane hit a match-winning hundred and was tactically brilliant with his bowling changes and field setting. Under his leadership, both debutants Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj stepped up, making crucial contributions along with the senior members of the likes of R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, and Ravindra Jadeja.

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Praising the debutant, Ravi Shastri said, “That’s the brand of cricket we’ve been playing for 3-4 years. The 2 debutants showed great maturity and discipline. Today Siraj’s effort was outstanding. The maturity he showed for someone playing his first Test was outstanding.”