The Indian team rewrote the history books when they breached Australia’s fortress at The Gabba on Tuesday and legendary Indian cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar applauded the effort of the Ajinkya Rahane and his men, saying that young India is not afraid of doing the unthinkable. India registered a remarkable win over Australia by three wickets against all odds in the final Test of the series at The Gabba on Tuesday to take the series 2-1.
Gavaskar termed the historic win at The Gabba a “magical moment” for Indian cricket. During a chat on Sony Ten 3, Sunil Gavaskar said, “Absolutely, this is a magic, magical moment for Indian cricket. They were not prepared to just save the game. They were wanting to go out and finish the tour in a blaze of glory. Young India has done it. Young India has shown the way. Young India is showing that they are not afraid. What a win, what a magnificent win.”
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Shubman Gill took on the Australian bowlers as he had amassed 20 runs off a Mitchell Starc over, hitting three consecutive boundaries, to set the tone at the top of the innings. Rishabh Pant then played a responsible knock of 89 to get Indian over the line and breach the fortress.
Talking about the youngsters, Sunil Gavaskar said, “It starts with Shubman Gill playing such wonderful innings this morning. Then the old warhorse Cheteshwar Pujara making sure that there were no inroads made by the Australians in that middle session. And then Rishabh Pant coming in, once again promoted up the order at No.5 by this managing to Rahane, who has an unbeaten record now.”
Cheteshwar Pujara has often been criticized for his slow approach, but Gavaskar feels Pujara batted like a warrior. The former Indian skipper said Pujara’s presence at one end allowed other batsmen to express themselves freely. With this classic victory over Australia, India has moved to the top of the ICC World Test Championship standings.
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Elaborating the same, Sunil Gavaskar concluded “This series win is even more magnificent because this time Australia had their full-strength team. I think the future of Indian cricket is so bright that we can have great anticipation for every upcoming series.”
