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Australia Vs India: Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman lead in wishing Team India on Adelaide Test triumph

India created history after withstanding a spirited and tense Australia come back to win an enthralling opening Test by 31 runs in Adelaide on Monday.

Australia Vs India: Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman lead in wishing Team India on Adelaide Test triumph

Adelaide, Dec 10: Team India, under the leadership of Virat Kohli, created history by winning their first-ever opening Test in Australia with a 31-run win in Adelaide on Monday (December 10).

It was after a gap of 15 years when India claimed a Test match win in Adelaide after Sourav Ganguly-led Indian side claimed a win on this venue in 2003.

Having set a daunting target of 323, Indian bowlers put up a collective effort to restrict the hosts for 291 to go 1-nil up in the four-Test series. India showed patience and resilience on the final day of the Test match as batting looked easier on the fifth day.

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The Aussies resumed on 104-4, requiring 219 runs to beat India, and went on adding 184 runs on the board.

The Australian tail-enders kept frustrating the Indians as they forged crucial partnerships made the bowlers work hard to get the remaining six wickets on the final day. Tim Paine (41), Nathan Lyon (38 not out), Pat Cummins (28) and Mitchell Starc (28) frustrated the visitors.

Jasprit Bumrah (3/68) and R Ashwin (3/92) and Mohammad Shami (3/65) picked up three wickets each in the second innings.

Cheteshwar Pujara (123 and 71) was awarded the man of the match for his patient knocks in both the innings and laid the foundation for India's win.

The cricketing community was elated with India's turnaround win and disciplined show and congratulated the No.1 ranked side in the Tests for a well-deserved win.

Here's how Twitterati reacted:

BCCI

The BCCI took to Twitter and shared the images of India's two heroes of Adelaide Test wins. Rahul Dravid was the hero in 2003 and Cheteshwar Pujara was the hero today.

Sachin Tendulkar

Former India captain and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar hailed team's historic win at Adelaide. Tendulkar congratulated the bowlers, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane for their valuable contributions.

VVS Laxman

Former India cricketer VVS Laxman also congratulated the Australian team for putting up such a show in the run chase.

Mohammad Kaif

Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif congratulated the Indian team for its win and also lauded the fighting spirit of the Australians.

Aakash Chopra

Former India opener Aakash Chopra - who was part of the victorious Indian side in 2003 - hailed Team India's memorable win.

Harsha Bhogle

Veteran Commentator Harsha Bhogle tweeted a selfie with India's man of the moment Cheteshwar Pujara. Bhogle hailed Pujara as the true successor of Rahul Dravid.

Michael Vaughan

Former England captain Michael Vaughan congratulated Team India for their win.

Virender Sehwag

This is how former India opener Virender Sehwag reacted on Twitter over Team India's win.

Ajit Agarkar

Ajit Agarkar - who played a crucial role in India's triumph at Adelaide in 2003 - also congratulated Virat Kohli and his Co. for their historic win.

Story first published: Monday, December 10, 2018, 12:04 [IST]
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