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Compiled by AC Ganesh
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23rd March,
2001.
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| Sourav
Ganguly |
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"Even
in the camp, ahead of the series, I had said just how good the Australians
are will be proved in India. Also, that they are not unbeatable. I’ve
been proved right and, what I’m most happy about, is we won on good wickets
(Calcutta and here)." The Indian captain's reaction after the win in The
Telegraph
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"The
story of Harbhajan Singh is an inspiring tale of a tempestuous boy who
became a man who became a terror." - Quoted as saying by The Sun Herald
in the PTI
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| Mark
Ray |
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"The
dream of winning Australia's first Test series in India for 31 years disappeared
as one of Harbhajan Singh's looping, kicking off- breaks came down at another
uncertain Australian batsman." An Australian journalist in The Sydney Morning
Herald |
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Peter
Roebuck
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"Steve
Waugh's team played its part in the best three-match series anyone can
remember, a series which gave the game a boost." - On the recently concluded
series in Sydney Morning Herald
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"Watching
Sachin bat for an hour or so against good spin bowling would benefit all
of us. We realised watching him against our spinners that he doesn't lunge
at the ball. He waits for the ball rather than going out at it." - Quoted
as saying the Sydney Morning Herald on learning to play the spinners |
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"If only some of Steve’s batsmen had done their bit, the ‘Final Frontier’
dream was achievable. But that was not to be. And therein lies the beauty
of Test cricket." - In his column in The New Indian Express
"Let
us not try and find a Prasanna in Harbhajan and a Tendulkar in Laxman.
More importantly, Harbhajan should not lessen Kumble’s burden! Nor should
Laxman make life comparatively easier for Sachin!! They all have their
own duties to perform." - Writes the former Indian captain in The New
Indian Express
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"It
has been a fantastic series. India deserved their well earned victory.
They, especially Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman, played some tremendous
cricket. Indian wickets were spinning and Australians don't tend to play
the spinners that well." - The former Aussie middle-order batsman on the
exciting series
"Had
Anil Kumble and Javagal Srinath been there, the Australian defeat would
have been more disastrous. During my career spanning from 1965-1981, I
have not seen an amazing victory like the one in Calcutta." - Commenting
on the closely fought series
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