After batting for 131 overs, India have finally saved the Sydney test and will now be heading to the Gabba with the series tied at 1-1. In what was a rollercoaster of a 5th day, it seemed for a while that Pujara and Pant would take India to a historic win. But when the duo got out, an injured Hanuma Vihari and R. Ashwain dug in their heels and saved the day for the team.
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This draw is as good as any Test win and is rightfully being hailed as such on Twitter.
There are times when you applaud a draw as much as you normally cheer a win. This is a great example of that! 🇮🇳🇮🇳#SydneyTest
— Vikram Chandra (@vikramchandra) January 11, 2021
What an incredible fight by India as #SydneyTest ends in a draw.
— Ajay Srinivasan (@Ajaychairman) January 11, 2021
The face of Vihari says it all!
No. of balls faced in 2nd innings:
Rohit 98
Gill 64
Pujara 205
Rahane 18
Pant 118
Vihari 161*
Ashwin 128*
That’s a gift on Dravid’s birthday today!#AUSvIND
Test Cricket YOU BEAUUTTTYYY!
— Suhail Chandhok (@suhailchandhok) January 11, 2021
Stats show that Hanuma Vihari scored just 72 runs from 3 Tests in #Australia this series but all of us sat glued to the 23* (161) will remember a knock that soaked up pressure to save #India a Test Match!👊🏽👏🏽#AUSvIND#AUSvsIND #INDvAUS #SydneyTest pic.twitter.com/9xIUCfTpWc
Amazing display of grit and determination by India. 131 overs is the longest they have batted in 40 years to save the match. Test cricket at its very best. #AusvInd
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) January 11, 2021
The heroes of the @scg. @ashwinravi99 and @Hanumavihari. One couldn’t sit. One couldn’t run or even walk without a limp. But they showed more than enough heart to make up for it. This Test will go down as one of India’s greatest ever rearguard efforts #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/vSfXeqaaYg
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) January 11, 2021
Ashwin has been struggling to even sit down in the dressing-room. Yet He’s out there copping blows to his body. His ribs are hurt. His shoulder has taken a pounding but he’s hanging in there. If Test match cricket is all about character, India have already won today #AUSvIND
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) January 11, 2021
Battered. Bruised. But Team India’s spirit could not be broken!
— George (@VijayIsMyLife) January 11, 2021
What a Test Match for the Lovers of this beautiful game. All to play for in Brisbane; the series is set up beautifully! #AUSvIND
Spare a thought for #HanumaVihari. Endured a wretched tour, worried about his immediate future, tweaks his hamstring, can’t run…. everything going wrong….then produces one of the finest rearguard actions in Indian cricket.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 11, 2021
Also @tdpaine36 quickly walked up behind @ashwinravi99, pat him on the back and the two laughed off whatever was going on between the two on the pitch. Smiles all around #AUSvIND
— Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) January 11, 2021
Reply if and only if you cried. No one will judge you today.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) January 11, 2021
A day that saw Pant make 97 (118) and Vihari make 23 (161). Glorious.
— Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) January 11, 2021
Test cricket.
— ICC (@ICC) January 11, 2021
That’s it, that’s the post. pic.twitter.com/zI2YXsnvBb
Cherish this match, guys. This is what good Test cricket looks like. You don’t get to see a lot of these anymore.