India have taking a two-nil lead in their four-Test series with a massive victory by an innings and 135 runs on Tuesday.
Resuming on day four on 2-74, Australia were bowled out for 131.
Ishant found some reverse swing and tried to strangle the batsmen down the leg side, before Jadeja removed Michael Clarke, Ed Cowan and Moises Henriques in three successive overs as Australia crashed from 108 for 3 to 111 for 6. Ashwin simply had to pitch the ball on the stumps to elicit apprehension, and finished with 5 for 63 as Australia folded for 131, thus becoming the first team to lose a Test by an innings after declaring their first innings.
"India deserve a lot of credit," says Michael Clarke. "They outplayed us in every facet of the game. There is no doubt we have a lot of work to do. In all facets of the game. There will certainly be no stone left unturned. The batsmen haven't put enough runs on, and there is no excuse for that. There will be no break between the Test matches. There will be a lot of hard work, I can assure you. You don't get better sitting on the couch. We have had guys get in and out without making big scores. That's unacceptable."
"It was important to get off to a good start," says MS Dhoni. "Bhuvneshwar provided that. You don'tsee fast bowlers getting too many in these conditions. We often talk about long partnerships. If you get 40-50, you have to score big. That's what Pujara and Vijay did. That resulted in a massive partnership, which gave us the freedom to accelerate yesterday. It was very important to not give their seamers wickets, and I think they saw that period off really well. After that they could dictate terms. Very good bowling performance. It was important to start today's play really well, and Ishant gave us the important breakthrough. I think I have got a very good side. Yes we have gone through a period we haven't won many games. Credit goes to the team and the support staff. And winning most matches as captain is a collective effort, and credit goes to each and everyone."
"Really happy about it," says Cheteshwar Pujara, the Man of the Match. "There was a bit of pressure on me. We knew that the new ball would do a bit. The plan was to not lose any wickets in that first session. My natural game to play that fast. Scoring those many runs in domestic runs has given me the experience to help me keep the tempo. It was a very important partnership with Vijay, our communication was good and it set the platform."
Resuming on day four on 2-74, Australia were bowled out for 131.
Ishant found some reverse swing and tried to strangle the batsmen down the leg side, before Jadeja removed Michael Clarke, Ed Cowan and Moises Henriques in three successive overs as Australia crashed from 108 for 3 to 111 for 6. Ashwin simply had to pitch the ball on the stumps to elicit apprehension, and finished with 5 for 63 as Australia folded for 131, thus becoming the first team to lose a Test by an innings after declaring their first innings.
"India deserve a lot of credit," says Michael Clarke. "They outplayed us in every facet of the game. There is no doubt we have a lot of work to do. In all facets of the game. There will certainly be no stone left unturned. The batsmen haven't put enough runs on, and there is no excuse for that. There will be no break between the Test matches. There will be a lot of hard work, I can assure you. You don't get better sitting on the couch. We have had guys get in and out without making big scores. That's unacceptable."
"It was important to get off to a good start," says MS Dhoni. "Bhuvneshwar provided that. You don'tsee fast bowlers getting too many in these conditions. We often talk about long partnerships. If you get 40-50, you have to score big. That's what Pujara and Vijay did. That resulted in a massive partnership, which gave us the freedom to accelerate yesterday. It was very important to not give their seamers wickets, and I think they saw that period off really well. After that they could dictate terms. Very good bowling performance. It was important to start today's play really well, and Ishant gave us the important breakthrough. I think I have got a very good side. Yes we have gone through a period we haven't won many games. Credit goes to the team and the support staff. And winning most matches as captain is a collective effort, and credit goes to each and everyone."
"Really happy about it," says Cheteshwar Pujara, the Man of the Match. "There was a bit of pressure on me. We knew that the new ball would do a bit. The plan was to not lose any wickets in that first session. My natural game to play that fast. Scoring those many runs in domestic runs has given me the experience to help me keep the tempo. It was a very important partnership with Vijay, our communication was good and it set the platform."
