The fab four of bowling! Twitter reactions to India’s win at MCG

Team India created history by winning the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne. With this win, the visitors have taken a 2-1 lead in the Test series and have retained the Border-Gavaskar trophy. Former and current cricketers and fans are delighted with Team India’s stunning performance and the social media was full of praise for Kohli and Co.

India conquer Melbourne after 37 years

Australia started day five of the Melbourne Test with eight wickets down. Indian bowlers took little time to finish off the proceedings as Jasprit Bumrah sent back Pat Cummins and then Ishant Sharma dismissed Nathan Lyon.

This is India’s first win at Melbourne after 37 years and this win has also offered Virat Kohli a chance to win a Test series in Australia.

Twitter lauds the Indian Team

Twitter was full of praise for the Indian team and especially the bowling unit. Jasprit Bumrah with his nine wickets stole the limelight and fans and cricketers appreciated the young pacer for his meteoric rise in red ball cricket.

Incredible effort by #TeamIndia to take a 2-1 lead, especially @Jaspritbumrah93 who has played an instrumental role in this win. He has gone from strength to strength in all formats of the game. Definitely one of the best in the world today. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/vweoHd0nEE

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) December 30, 2018

2,3,3,2. Second inngs wickets once again shared between four Indian bowlers. Sign of a very good bowling attack.
FAB FOUR in the bowling now!
??????#AUSvsIND

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) December 30, 2018

And that's a wrap on Melbourne! What a rollercoaster of a game it has been. Games like these bring out the true beauty of test cricket. Thank you all for your wishes. Ending 2018 with this lovely memory. On to the final one now! #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/durwAO5HmC

— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) December 30, 2018

I congratulate the indian team @BCCI #TeamIndia on the 150th test victory.This victory at Melbourne is a great new year's gift to the nation by our brilliant team,as we retain the #bordergavaskartrophy
Congratulations to @mayankcricket for a splendid debut & @Jaspritbumrah93 1/2 pic.twitter.com/8aQx1INQB1

— C.K Khanna (@CkKhannaBCCI) December 30, 2018

What an unbelievably amazing 18 months it has been as a bowling unit. @Jaspritbumrah93 is such a gem to Indian cricket. He has been Ably aided by Ishant, Shami, Umesh, Ashwin and Jadeja. Without doubt this is BEST we have had in a very long time. #AUSvIND

— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani) December 30, 2018

Top stuff ?? 2-1 up in the series #AUSvIND test series well done @Jaspritbumrah93 @cheteshwar1 @imVkohli proud of you guys.. make it 3-1 congratulations…Team india @BCCI

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 30, 2018

Nice that there’s still appreciation & room in the game for the “quiet achiever”;Jasprit Bumrah’s not far off becoming the “gold standard”. Pujara proving that those who critique his scoring rate don’t quite grasp his significance to an evolving India batting lineup.

— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) December 30, 2018

https://twitter.com/MitchJohnson398/status/1079219890156843008

Now THATS what I like about @imVkohli – HIGHLIGHTED first class cricket in India. Hope someone in the roster of Australian commentators is listening! ?? #AUSVIND

— RK (@RK_sports) December 30, 2018

Oh to be a kid at the MCG right now. A lifetime of memories

— Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) December 30, 2018

Always wanted to play Test cricket: Bumrah 

The right arm pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah was adjudged the man of the match award for his spectacular bowling performance.

Bumrah stated that to play Test cricket is a great feeling be it Boxing Day or any other day. He pointed out that he made his India debut in Australia, so it is a great feeling.

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He explained that he always focus on consistency and he feels when you have so many options, you may get confused. According to the Indian pacer someday you get wickets, someday another mate will, but they don’t think about those.

He admitted that he bowled a lot, but he doesn’t mind, because this is why they train. They bowl a lot in Ranji-Trophy cricket, and it pays off. He also noted that when he made his ODI debut, he always just wanted to play Test cricket.