Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed six wickets as India stopped Australia in their tracks to win a fiery second Test and level the series 1-1 on Tuesday.
Australia, needing 188 for victory, were bowled out for just 112 half-an-hour into the final session on day four at Bangalore’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Tempers frayed between the world’s top two ranked sides as the hosts bounced back from a humiliating opening Test defeat in Pune.
Obviously, the former cricketers were a happy bunch and the master-blaster summed it up perfectly.
WHAT A MATCH !
Kohli will remember this for a long time, as will everyone who witnessed this.#IndvAus— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) March 7, 2017
There was a lot of praise for Ashwin.
The team and of course, the captain, got a lot of love too.
Keep Calm & believe team #INDIA Captain @imVkohli
He will be better with time, this is just the beginning. #INDvsAUS @msdhoni pic.twitter.com/WwhHHBvgIF— बाहुबली (@Aanupareek) March 7, 2017
Team India won against Australia by 75
Virat Kohli : “Pujara & Rahane are our BEST test players”Kohli is Damn Modest#INDvsAUS #IndvAus pic.twitter.com/L91OgB80Ly— Freaky (@mltweetfreak) March 7, 2017
kohli rightly said, “There won’t be repeat of Pune performance.”
They struggled. They Fought. And they Came back. 👊👊👊#INDvsAUS— SHADLY (@ScherlynShadly) March 7, 2017
A great Test match, but not without its fair share of controversies.
Meaning Of DRS-
For indian Team: Decision Review System. For Australia Team: DressingRoom Review System. #INDvsAUS #IndvAus Australia By 75— Virender Sehwag (@VirenderSehweg) March 7, 2017
And Kohli was in the mood in the post-match press conference.
Virat Kohli in PC (when asked if its called cheating by Aus journalist): “I didnt say that. You did.”
*This series just combusted. #IndvAus— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) March 7, 2017
But, despite all that, Ishant’s face was perhaps the moment of the match.
Man of the match ~ K L Rahul
Face of the match ~ Ishant Sharma #INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/VhhnWXFltG— Amit A (@Amit_smiling) March 7, 2017
End of the day, it was just a bloody good Test match.
Long live Test cricket
We lost. But that was worth watching ever bloody ball #INDvAUS— Tom Chadwick (@TomChadwickFox) March 7, 2017
We all are, Aakash. We all are.