India vs Australia 1st Test: VVS Laxman to Waseem Jaffer, cricket fraternity hails Team India for emphatic win

Ravindra
Jadeja
–
who
was
making
his
comeback
after
five
months
–
returned
with
the
player
of
the
match
award
for
his
all-round
show
in
the
game
which
the
hosts
wrapped
up
within
three
days.

Trailing
by
223
runs
after
the
Rohit
Sharma-led
side
posted
a
massive
400
in
their
first
innings,
Australia’s
second
innings
folded
for
a
paltry
91
in
32.3
overs
in
front
of
a
disciplined
bowling
effort
from
the
hosts.
It
took
the
Indians
less
than
two
sessions
to
topple
the
visitors.

The
Australian
batters
surrendered
on
a
spin-friendly
track
as
R
Ashwin
picked
up
a
superb
five-for
in
the
second
innings
while
his
spin
twin,
Jadeja
returned
with
a
five-wicket
haul
in
the
first
innings.

No
Australian
batter
could
pose
any
challenge
against
quality
Indian
bowlers
and
it
seemed
that
too
much
talk
about
pitch
and
the
threat
from
Ashwin
played
against
their
mindset.

Earlier
in
the
day,
Axar
Patel’s
gritty
knock
of
84
(174
balls)
and
the
185-ball
70
from
Jadeja
helped
the
hosts
to
post
400
in
their
first
innings
and
bring
their
side
into
a
commanding
position.
Captain
Rohit
Sharma
led
his
team
from
the
front
and
laid
the
foundation
for
a
big
total
with
his
sensational
century.

Rohit
–
who
slammed
his
career’s
ninth
Test
ton
–
scored
120
as
the
hosts
showed
their
batting
depth
after
the
top-order
batters
failed
to
make
an
impression.
Off-spinner
Todd
Murphy
–
who
made
his
debut
in
the
game
–
was
the
biggest
positive
for
the
Aussies
as
the
27-year-old
picked
up
a
seven-for.

Despite
winning
the
toss,
Australian
batters
could
only
muster
177
in
their
first
innings
and
gave
a
massive
advantage
to
their
opponents
early
in
the
game.
Marnus
Labuschagne
top-scored
with
49
for
his
team
in
the
match
as
the
Aussies
were
all-out
in
63.5
overs
on
the
opening
day.

Jadeja
–
who
was
making
his
return
to
international
cricket
after
an
injury
lay-off
–
ended
up
making
an
immediate
impact
in
the
game
by
picking
up
a
fifer.
The
southpaw
stamped
his
authority
in
the
game
with
his
five-wicket
haul
and
later
smashed
a
match-winning
fifty.

The
Twitterverse
commended
the
Indian
side
for
its
comprehensive
show
in
the
game.
Let
us
take
a
look
at
who
said
what
to
the
result
of
the
highly-anticipated
match
which
proved
to
be
a
one-sided
affair:

Never
judge
a
pitch
until
both
teams
have
batted
on
it.
If
both
teams
struggle,
it’s
the
pitch.
If
just
one
team
struggles,
it’s
the
skills.
Well
played
Team
India
????????
????????

#INDvAUS
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—
Wasim
Jaffer
(@WasimJaffer14)

February
11,
2023

India
were
5
down
even
before
we
got
the
lead,
and
now
we
are
ahead
by
223
runs.
Speaks
a
lot
about
our
batting
depth
and
contributions
by
our
lower
order.
Well
done

@akshar2026
&

@MdShami11!#INDvAUS
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—
Sachin
Tendulkar
(@sachin_rt)

February
11,
2023

A
dominating
Test
win.
Jadeja
the
shining
star
with
bat
and
ball.
Rohit
showing
his
class
with
a
magnificent
100,
Ashwin
demonstrating
why
Aussies
are
so
worried
about
him
and
Axar
Patel
showing
good
all
round
skills
and
not
to
forget
Shami.
Happy
unit
,
Team
India
.

#INDvAUS
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—
Venkatesh
Prasad
(@venkateshprasad)

February
11,
2023

India
dominated
the
Test
from
the
start
to
finish.
Terrific
start
to
the

#BorderGavaskarTrophy!#INDvAUS
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—
DK
(@DineshKarthik)

February
11,
2023

Intimidating
and
destructive
are
terms
generally
used
for
fast
bowling
pairs.
Have
to
say
R
Ashwin
and
Ravindra
Jadeja
are
as
intimidating
and
destructive
a
bowling
pair
as
any
the
cricket
world
has
ever
seen

#IndvAus

—
Bharat
Sundaresan
(@beastieboy07)

February
11,
2023

Could
be
wrong,
but
I
can’t
help
thinking
Aus
have
overthought
things
and
got
sucked
into
the
pre-match
pitch
talk,
much
of
that
coming
from
Aus,
ironically.
That
aside,
their
weaknesses
against
spin
have
been
thoroughly
exposed
by
Jadeja
and
Ashwin.

#BGT
#INDvAUS

—
Melinda
Farrell
(@melindafarrell)

February
11,
2023

It’s
not
so
much
the
margin
of
the
defeat,
but
the
fact
that
Australia
have
lost
the
first
test
of
the
series
in
India-
a
game
where
the
hosts
are
most
vulnerable-
just
tells
you
that
there
might
not
be
any
way
back
for
the
Aussies
in
this
series.

#INDvAUS

—
Nikhil
Naz
(@NikhilNaz)

February
11,
2023

I
expect
if
Jadeja
hadn’t
rubbed
ointment
on
his
hand
that
Australia
would
have
won
this
game
by
600
runs

—
Ian
Higgins
(@1an_Higgins)

February
11,
2023

In
home
conditions,
India
were
favoured
to
win,
but
this
this
annihilation
was
unexpected.
Difficult
for
Aussies
to
recover
from
such
a
massive
defeat
unless
they
unclog
their
minds
of
vastly
exaggerated
perils
about
playing
on
Indian
pitches.

—
Cricketwallah
(@cricketwallah)

February
11,
2023

Rohit
Sharma
the
modern
Don
Bradman
at
home
conditions
????????

#INDvAUS

—
Monty
Panesar
(@MontyPanesar)

February
11,
2023

Loved
the
way
India
prepared
for
this
series
and
this
is
called
proper
domination.
Rohit
leading
from
the
front
with
a
brilliant
????.
Jaddu
and
Axar
putting
in
memorable
all-round
performances
and
all
the
bowlers
showing
their
skills.
Congratulations

@BCCI
,Great
start
to

#BGT2023
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—
VVS
Laxman
(@VVSLaxman281)

February
11,
2023

How
many
Australian
teams
have
come
to
India
and
played
like
this?
This
is
embarrassing
performance
from
them.

#INDvsAUS

—
Irfan
Pathan
(@IrfanPathan)

February
11,
2023

That
was
outstanding
performance
by

#TeamIndia
loved
the
way
our
bowler
Bowling
today.
Specially
professor

@ashwinravi99
????
Done
&
Dusted
with
in
32
overs.#INDvAUS
#BGT2023
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—
Munaf
Patel
(@munafpa99881129)

February
11,
2023