Watch: Virat Kohli's on-field victory walk with wife Anushka Sharma after team India's historic win in Australia
Virat Kohli and company won a historic Test series in Australia down under. No other Indian team has ever achieved that feat. India won the four match Test series by 2-1, as the fourth and final Test concluded in a draw at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Monday. Kohli was on cloud nine after winning the series.
Virat Kohli celebrated the win on field, he delighted the crowd with celebration with his wife Anushka Sharma. The social media was in awe of the Indian skipper and his wife, fans were sharing pictures of the duo.
Kohli said, the Test series win is the biggest achievement for him so far and rated it above India’s 2011 World Cup Win. "By far this is my best achievement. Has to be on top of the pile. When we won the World Cup, I was a young player. I saw the others getting emotional. This series will give us a different identity as a team. What we've been able to achieve is something to be really proud of," Kohli said.
This was India’s first win in Australia in 71 years and in 11 Test series that they played in the Oceania. Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara was awarded the Man of the Series trophy as he smashed three centuries and a half-century. He accumulated 521 runs, the most numbers of runs in the series.
Jasprit Bumrah and Nathan Lyon took joint most number of wickets in the series with both having 21 under their name.
Kohli said, the Test series win is the biggest achievement for him so far and rated it above India’s 2011 World Cup Win. "By far this is my best achievement. Has to be on top of the pile. When we won the World Cup, I was a young player. I saw the others getting emotional. This series will give us a different identity as a team. What we've been able to achieve is something to be really proud of," Kohli said.
This was India’s first win in Australia in 71 years and in 11 Test series that they played in the Oceania. Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara was awarded the Man of the Series trophy as he smashed three centuries and a half-century. He accumulated 521 runs, the most numbers of runs in the series.
Jasprit Bumrah and Nathan Lyon took joint most number of wickets in the series with both having 21 under their name.
First published: 7 January 2019, 12:38 IST