“Great teamwork”: Jay Shah lauds Team India for victory in first Test

The Board of Control for Cricket in India Secretary Jay Shah on Saturday congratulated Team India on their win against Australia in the first Test. He made special mention of the performances of Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel in the Nagpur Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “Congratulations #TeamIndia on a fantastic win in Nagpur. The contributions from both batsmen and bowlers especially @akshar2026 and then @ashwinravi99 were match-defining along with skipper @ImRo45 ‘s hundred. Welcome back @imjadeja. Great teamwork,” he said in a tweet. A fiery five-wicket haul by Ravichandran Ashwin combined with the all-round brilliance of Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel helped India clinch a massive win by innings and 132 runs within the first three days of the first Test of Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at Nagpur. Australia were bundled out for just 91 runs before the end of the second session on Saturday. India now have 1-0 lead in the four-match series. In the second innings, Australia were once again off to a tricky start in their bid to overcome a lead of 223 runs by India. Ravichandran Ashwin started Aussie’s downfall by dismissing Usman Khawaja for just five runs of nine balls. Australia were 7/1.