Kohli says India series win in making
India’s captain Virat Kohli (L) celebrates with teammates as they pose with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after winning the Test series between India and Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. PHOTO| AFP
Sydney. Superstar captain Virat Kohli on Monday called winning a series in Australia his proudest ever moment, capping a 12-month journey for his India team of hard graft, fixing mistakes and comradeship. Their 2-1 triumph achieved what no other Indian side has managed since they started touring to Australia in 1947-48, with the foundations for success laid not in the first Test at Adelaide, but on their tour of South Africa last year. It was there, and the subsequent tour of England, that he and coach Ravi Shastri identified the attacking brand of cricket that they wanted to play, all in preparation for Australia.
“We wanted to experiment with combinations and find out what suits the team best and take it forward from there,” said coach Ravi Shastri.
“So we learned a heck of a lot in South Africa, we learned a lot in England. We made mistakes, which we didn’t make in this series. We learned from those mistakes.India lost 2-1 in Tests to South Africa in January last year, and were then outplayed in England 4-1. “So the most satisfying part of it (winning in Australia) was it was a team working towards this goal over the last 12 months,” said Shastri. (AFP)
