Virat Kohli hails Cheteshwar Pujara and quicks after tight win in Australia
Adelaide — Virat Kohli hailed the impact of man-of-the-match Cheteshwar Pujara in India’s breakthrough first Test victory over Australia on Monday and paid tribute to his pace attack for patience with the match on a knife edge. Kohli’s team claimed a deserved 31-run victory on day five at Adelaide Oval to become the first Indian side to win a Test series opener on Australian soil in 71 years of touring. India’s superior batting proved decisive, with Pujara scoring 123 to rescue India’s first innings before adding 71 in the second that helped set Australia a chase of 323 for victory. "Priceless from Pujara, we were down and out at lunch on day one," said skipper Kohli after India’s first Test match win in Australia in 10 years. "His grit and determination brought us back in it … We did not let up again for four days." Australia began the day with six wickets in the shed and holding genuine hope of chasing down the 323 required on a fifth-day wicket that held few demons. But Ishant Sh...
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