Pakistan greats hail India's victory in Perth
Pakistani cricket greats today hailed the "character" and "courage" shown by the Indians, who upstaged Australia in the Perth Test to bounce back from their back-to-back defeats in Melbourne and Sydney.
By PTI |
KARACHI: Pakistani cricket greats today hailed the "character" and "courage" shown by the Indians, who upstaged Australia in the Perth Test to bounce back from their back-to-back defeats in Melbourne and Sydney.
Congratulating Anil Kumble and his boys for the historic Test win over Australia, former captains Inzamam-ul-Haq, Javed Miandad, Intikhab Alam, Rashid Latif and Moin Khan said the Indian victory was good for world cricket as it would make other teams work harder against the Australians.
"It is a very creditable victory because they were beaten badly in the first two Tests. Beating Australia in Perth is a big achievement and the Indian team deserves all praise. The Australians were just not able to click from day one in this Test. The Indians put the pressure on them well," Inzamam said.
He felt that while the controversies of the previous Test had increased the pressure on the Australians, it had united the Indians and made them lift their game to greater heights.
"The incidents that took place at Sydney united this Indian team and made them more determined to show the world that Australia can be beaten," Inzamam said.
Miandad, who has had a number of battles against the Australian bowlers, said beating the world champions in Perth was never easy.
"Perth has always been Australia's hunting ground and overseas teams rarely win there. In that sense, India did really well," he said.
Miandad also appreciated the cool captaincy of Anil Kumble and for inspiring his boys with his bowling and batting.
Congratulating Anil Kumble and his boys for the historic Test win over Australia, former captains Inzamam-ul-Haq, Javed Miandad, Intikhab Alam, Rashid Latif and Moin Khan said the Indian victory was good for world cricket as it would make other teams work harder against the Australians.
"It is a very creditable victory because they were beaten badly in the first two Tests. Beating Australia in Perth is a big achievement and the Indian team deserves all praise. The Australians were just not able to click from day one in this Test. The Indians put the pressure on them well," Inzamam said.
He felt that while the controversies of the previous Test had increased the pressure on the Australians, it had united the Indians and made them lift their game to greater heights.
"The incidents that took place at Sydney united this Indian team and made them more determined to show the world that Australia can be beaten," Inzamam said.
Miandad, who has had a number of battles against the Australian bowlers, said beating the world champions in Perth was never easy.
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"Perth has always been Australia's hunting ground and overseas teams rarely win there. In that sense, India did really well," he said.
Miandad also appreciated the cool captaincy of Anil Kumble and for inspiring his boys with his bowling and batting.
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