Fantastic scenes at the WACA, as the Indians the national flag waving high above spirited shoulders. The much needed victory came at the right time.i bet Anil kumble will remember this test match for a long time. What a fantastic Test cricket this match has been. India beat the favorites inside four days, one to rank as one of their most memorable overseas .INDIA silenced Aussies yet again.
Its been a gripping, emotional four days of cricket from both sides, sessions swinging one way, then the other, There were Some great batting, some exceptional bowling, some stunners held and some gone begging. Many expected India to struggle on the world fastest track, Not long ago did Australian captain Ricky Ponting boasted that his 4 pacers would rattle the Indians. We sure gave a fitting reply to it. it was yet again a team performance and gone are those days where we would rely just on a single individual to win matches for us. Kumble felt it was a special victory especially after the trauma at the Sydney test. Aussies were shattered at the first innings scoring just 212 in reply to India, yet came back well to knock out the famous trio (sachin,ganguly,dravid) and India did well to hang in the match thanks to the great start given by sehwag and pathan (providing a vital 85 runs partnership) not to forget the contributions of vvs laxman who patiently and cautiously spent time in the crease to keep the score board ticking (added 79 runs)sachin -dravid partnership in first innings helped India to get the edge over Aussies. bowlers too did play a major role in the victory thanks to pathan(took 3 wickets). He was adjudged the match of the match while Kumble,R.P Singh,sehwag took two wickets each. Michael Clarke played looked dangerous after a shaky start but thanks to the Indian captain who trapped Clarke by bowling a well flighted ball, Clarke was stumped and Aussies began to feel the heat .There were good performances from Mitchell Johnson and Stuart Clark, especially, while Brett Lee was, as always, consistent. The team was let down by the batting, especially in the first innings. All helped in halting Australia's quest for a record 17Th consecutive win. Like India did in 2001. Finally INDIA won the historic match by 72 runs.
INDIANS have come back hard into the series to make it 2-1 going to Adelaide. Australia did well in short periods, and I bet they'll come back hard in the fourth and final Test.
Post-match presentation
during the post-match presentation, Ricky Ponting was disappointed and blamed the batting and praised India's bowling. He seemed surprised by the pitch, it was as though he wasn’t expecting the pitch to play havoc on them. But he indicated than Indians will have a tough time in the next test by saying these words “I would be surprised if hayden didn’t play in Adelaide”. Anil Kumble, the winning captain. Praised the boys, one could see that his faith in the team was as strong as ever which was evident from these words uttered by him " I thank the boys for a brilliant effort when no one gave us a chance". He was very confident of the young bowling attack. he is looking forward to the next match and said “India will go there with all the confidence.”
Man of the match
Pathan was adjudged the man of the match it was a good come back from him. he seemed pleased with his performance (both with ball and bat). He felt he needed to concentrate on bowling rather than concentrating on being an all rounder.
Its been a gripping, emotional four days of cricket from both sides, sessions swinging one way, then the other, There were Some great batting, some exceptional bowling, some stunners held and some gone begging. Many expected India to struggle on the world fastest track, Not long ago did Australian captain Ricky Ponting boasted that his 4 pacers would rattle the Indians. We sure gave a fitting reply to it. it was yet again a team performance and gone are those days where we would rely just on a single individual to win matches for us. Kumble felt it was a special victory especially after the trauma at the Sydney test. Aussies were shattered at the first innings scoring just 212 in reply to India, yet came back well to knock out the famous trio (sachin,ganguly,dravid) and India did well to hang in the match thanks to the great start given by sehwag and pathan (providing a vital 85 runs partnership) not to forget the contributions of vvs laxman who patiently and cautiously spent time in the crease to keep the score board ticking (added 79 runs)sachin -dravid partnership in first innings helped India to get the edge over Aussies. bowlers too did play a major role in the victory thanks to pathan(took 3 wickets). He was adjudged the match of the match while Kumble,R.P Singh,sehwag took two wickets each. Michael Clarke played looked dangerous after a shaky start but thanks to the Indian captain who trapped Clarke by bowling a well flighted ball, Clarke was stumped and Aussies began to feel the heat .There were good performances from Mitchell Johnson and Stuart Clark, especially, while Brett Lee was, as always, consistent. The team was let down by the batting, especially in the first innings. All helped in halting Australia's quest for a record 17Th consecutive win. Like India did in 2001. Finally INDIA won the historic match by 72 runs.
INDIANS have come back hard into the series to make it 2-1 going to Adelaide. Australia did well in short periods, and I bet they'll come back hard in the fourth and final Test.
Post-match presentation
during the post-match presentation, Ricky Ponting was disappointed and blamed the batting and praised India's bowling. He seemed surprised by the pitch, it was as though he wasn’t expecting the pitch to play havoc on them. But he indicated than Indians will have a tough time in the next test by saying these words “I would be surprised if hayden didn’t play in Adelaide”. Anil Kumble, the winning captain. Praised the boys, one could see that his faith in the team was as strong as ever which was evident from these words uttered by him " I thank the boys for a brilliant effort when no one gave us a chance". He was very confident of the young bowling attack. he is looking forward to the next match and said “India will go there with all the confidence.”
Man of the match
Pathan was adjudged the man of the match it was a good come back from him. he seemed pleased with his performance (both with ball and bat). He felt he needed to concentrate on bowling rather than concentrating on being an all rounder.
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