Every time there was a challenge, somebody in the team raised their bar: Ashwin

The Indian team was plagued with injuries during the tour of Australia. The prominent names like Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami, KL Rahul, Hanuma Vihari, Ravindra Jadeja had been ruled out during the series after sustaining individual injuries while R Ashwin and Jasprit Bumrah had missed the final Test after not being fully fit.

But India rode on the fine performances from the youngsters to snap a win in the final match and the series.

Talking to The New Indian Express, India all-rounder R Ashwin did mention about the teamwork that was put in despite the injury concerns.

“I am not too sure. They got bowled out for 190 in Adelaide. With another hundred runs on the board, even that pink ball Test could have gone either way. I personally think they knew our bowling was going to challenge them all through the series. I think it is just that the team found ways to bounce back from 36 all out. It's not quite the bench strength alone that dictated the way the series went. I think every time there was a challenge, somebody in the team raised their bar. One piece of good fortune, there were new people and fresh legs especially in the bowling department walking in. Sometimes when you're playing a long series, fresh legs and minds can do the trick,” he said.

India were bowled out for 36 in the second innings of the first Test and eventually lost the match by 8 wickets but bounced back with authority to win the second and fourth clash while the third match ended in a draw.

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