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Indian skipper Virat Kohli has revealed that fast bowling spearhead Ishant Sharma was annoyed at himself for bowling no-balls at crucial stages of the match despite being the senior bowler in the team. The Indian team defeated Australia by 31 runs in a riveting first Test of the four match series.

Cheteshwar Pujara, who was adjudged as man of the match in the series opening win in Adelaide on Monday, has revealed he was prepared for the tough Australian pitches beforehand. Pujara scored a brilliant 123 in the first innings to keep India in the game and hit 71 in the second for the visitors.

Even though the Australians resisted the Indian bowling attack longer than expected, India clinched a thrilling victory and created history today. Fans flooded Twitter to express how they felt about the historic win for Virat Kohli and company in a country they always dream to win.

Since the last two days of Adelaide Test, Rishabh Pant has been a spectacle behind the stumps thanks to the continuous sledging that he has been doing. Today, Fox paid a tribute to him as they stopped their commentary for an over so as to allow people listen to Pant’s one-liners behind the stumps.