A Special Win: Sourav Ganguly Congratulates India For Conquering The Boxing Day Test

Former Indian captain and the current president of the BCCI Sourav Ganguly lauded skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Team India for their memorable series-leveling eight-wicket win at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

This was India’s 4th win at the MCG- the most they have won at any venue in Australia- and also their second consecutive win in a Boxing Day Test Down Under, making them only the second visiting team after England (1982 & 1986) and the first this century to achieve the feat.

Ganguly took to his official Twitter account where he wrote:

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“A special win at MCG ..India loves playing here ..well done Ajinkya rahane @ajinkyarahane88 ..good people finish first too..congratulations to all..@imjadeja@ashwinravi99 .best of luck for the next 2 games @bcci,”

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It was a special win for India at the ‘G, given the fact that they had come into the Test on the back of a morale-crushing eight-wicket defeat in Adelaide, one that saw them record their lowest-ever Test total, and also because they were without their three match-winners in regular skipper Virat Kohli, Ishant Sharma, and Mohammed Shami.

It was a Test match that belonged as much to India’s senior players like captain Ajinkya Rahane, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah as it did to the youngsters like Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj or Rishabh Pant as each and every member made a telling contribution in the 8-wicket win.

Skipper, Rahane had a near-perfect game where he not only led from the front courtesy of his gritty 112 in the first innings and a nerve-setting 27 in the second and his proactive leadership where he affected fielding placements, bowling changes with aplomb.

And, deservedly, Rahane was adjudged the ‘Player of the Match’