HIGHLIGHTS
- Ravichandran Ashwin has opened up on the turbulent flight from Melbourne to Sydney
- Ashwin explained there was a point in the flight where they thought he wasn’t going to land
- Ashwin was one of the SCG test heroes helping India save the game
Speaking at the launch of the trailer for the four-part documentary series ‘Bandon Mein Tha Dum’ made about the historic triumph, Ashwin said: “We were flying to Sydney and the flight encountered a thunderstorm. It was so scary that for a moment I thought the flight would never land.”
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Ashwin went unbeaten on 39* from 128 balls at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) while Vihari scored 23 runs on 161 balls as the two held their ends.
“We both felt comfortable from the moment we walked in. We realized what a problem we had, he couldn’t step forward and go on the back foot. He was battling the hamstring injury “When I went into the crease I couldn’t advance against the fast bowlers. So in that situation I said we were going to do a rotation and see how that works out,” Ashwin said.
India then beat the Australians at their stronghold, Gabba in Brisbane in the final Test without 6 of their first-choice players to cap a momentous victory in Test cricket history.
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