India reached a record target of 328 with 18 balls to spare on the fifth day of the final Test in Australia s "Fortress Gabba", where no team had beaten the hosts in 32 years.
Finish up with the fast-bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who was sent home unable to bowl after dominating the preceding one-day series with the bat, and you have an entire India XI of fine players missing by the time Brisbane rolled around. The five-bowler attack for that match had four Tests and 11 wickets between them. Australia’s four bowlers had taken more than 1,000.
This was the context in which India went to a venue where the home team had not lost in 33 years. It was the context in which India bowled out Australia in both innings at the Gabba, something that had happened in two other matches in those decades. And it was the context in which the batting side of India’s operation decided to charge down 328 in the fourth innings to win the match and the series.
From Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta to Akshay Kumar: Bollywood ecstatic after India s historic win in Brisbane
Bollywood stars were mighty impressed with the performance of the Indian team and took to social media to share their excitement about the victory. Indian cricket team members Rishabh Pant, Navedeep Saini, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar | File photos
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Bollywood stars were ecstatic after team India s win against Australia on TUesday.
From Shah Rukh Khan to Ranveer Singh, celebrities expressed their jubilance after the Indian cricket team secured a historic Test series win against Australia.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led side beat Australia by three wickets in the fourth and final Test at The Gabba, thereby winning the four-match Border-Gavaskar series 2-1. The Indian team, despite the absence of their regular captain Virat Kohli and other key players, created history by becoming the first team to beat Australia at The Gabba in over 32 years.
Australia finished the first day on 274 for five, with Cameron Green on 28 and Tim Paine alongside him on 38 to put the home side marginally in front on a benign Gabba wicket.