Not many expected a comeback win, let alone a series victory from the Indian Test team after the infamous ’36 all-out’ in the Pink-Ball Test in Adelaide against Australia. A lot of people including former England captain Michael Vaughan had predicted a whitewash. But then, suddenly, as Vaughan recalls, India managed to script a comeback of ages to stun Australia not just in the series, but with a win in Gabba, their fortress. Vaughan labelled the win as the “greatest test series victory”.
Vaughan said “I like to see the Aussies get a little bit back. And you gave it back by hanging around all day and then to get that draw and then to go to the Gabba – the Aussies don’t lose in Brisbane – and for you guys to beat them with the chase on the last day, I do think it’s the best Test series victory,”
“With everything that you had to put up with, all the turmoil, to win that last game in Brisbane where Australia just don’t lose and for Rishabh (Pant) to play the way that he did, it was special. Very, very special, that series victory. Any team that beats Australia, they’re always a good team for me to watch,” he added.
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“I kind of threw the bait out there last year when you guys were bowled out cheaply in Adelaide. Then all of a sudden you bounced back incredibly well to win that series. From a position of difficulty, Virat going home, and then obviously Ajinkya in the captaincy, 1-0 down in Australia. Not many teams have come back from that kind of position,” Vaughan said.
“That for me, in the last 10 or 15 years, is the greatest Test series victory that I’ve seen because of the turmoil with all players coming and going. It was obviously COVID times; there were injuries; Siraj was unearthed and produced a bit of magic. You hung in there. and had a bit of banter with Tim Paine in Sydney, enjoyed that,” he added.
