Published 16:02 IST, January 19th 2021

Harry Kane lauds Team India's historic Test series win: 'Every Test match was exciting'

Tottenham striker Harry Kane has lauded Team India's incredible series win against Australia, saying that every Test match was an exciting watch.

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Team India created history on Tuesday after y became first team to hand Australia a defeat at ir 'fortress' Gabba after a pulsating three-wicket win. win also meant that India retained Border-Gavaskar trophy, sealing series 2-1, making it ir second consecutive series win Down Under. series was an epic spectacle, with cricket fans from all across globe sending ir best wishes to Indian team for ir efforts. 

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Ind vs Aus highlights: Harry Kane lauds Rahane & Co after India win Test series

India vs Australia Test series h audiences from all across globe glued to ir TV sets as final day played out, and one among m was Tottenham striker Harry Kane.  England captain took to social media soon after Rishabh Pant hit winning runs, congratulating team on ir monumental effort. Kane wrote that it was an 'unbelievable series' to watch and mentioned that every Test match was exciting to watch in entire series. 

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A battered and bruised Indian outfit came back all guns blazing after humiliating first Test defeat at elaide last month. With key players injured and captain Virat Kohli on paternal leave, Men in Blue, led by Ajinkya Rahane, summoned all ir strength to win Test at Melbourne, before a heroic draw in Sydney. Indians continued to build on ir platform and breached 'fortress' Gabba, handing hosts ir first defeat in Brisbane in 32 years. India's 2-1 win was ir second consecutive win Down Under after Virat Kohli & Co. h achieved a 2-0 win two years earlier. 

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Ind vs Aus highlights: Rishabh Pant innings, Gill's heroics stand out on Day 5 

Shubman Gill laid out platform for India early in day, combining well with Cheteshwar Pujara after loss of Rohit Sharma. Gill scored an elegant 91, with Pujara chipping in with a handy 56 as India looked to force issue. Rishabh Pant n took over mantle after Ajinkya Rahane's dismissal, scoring a sublime 89 as he negated threat of Aussie bowling attack with relative ease. A quickfire partnership with debutant Washington Sundar in last hour of play helped India scale target, with 23-year-old deservedly hitting winning runs with a boundary. 

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16:02 IST, January 19th 2021