Australia vs India 2018-19: Shoaib Akhtar Congratulates India After Historic Series Win

Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar hailed Indian National Cricket team after their historic series win in Australian soil winning the series by 2-1 margin. As a result, Virat Kohli became the first Indian skipper to win a series Down Under in their last series.

Meanwhile, the visitors were dominant throughout the series winning the Adelaide and the Boxing Day Test. The bowlers did a fantastic well-supported by the batters. Coming to the final Test at the Sydney with a 21 lead, India had to secure a draw to reach the landmark. However, they started the match on a high after opting to bat first on flat deck. Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant scored centuries well supported by others as India declared at 622 for seven.

They once again continued their superb job with the ball as Kuldeep Yadav stepped up to pick five wickets in his very first Test on Australian soil. Virat Kohli enforced a follow-on on the host after bowling them out for 300 in the first innings. However, the umpires had to call off the fourth day’s play early due to bad light and it never resumed since then.

“Congratulations to Team India for a historic series victory Down Under. One of the toughest tours in world cricket is a Test Series in Australia. It was a great effort and they kept Aussies under pressure throughout. #DownUnder #INDvAUS,” Shoaib Akhtar tweeted.

Congratulations to Team India for a historic series victory Down Under. One of the toughest tours in world cricket is a Test Series in Australia. It was a great effort and they kept Aussies under pressure throughout. #DownUnder #INDvAUS

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) January 7, 2019