"This is a series which will be remembered for a long time. The Australians had come with a formidable reputation and the whole world backed them to win. The way we fought after being one-down in Mumbai speaks a lot about the strong character of the team. They kept their chins up against all odds and pulled off probably the biggest win in Indian cricket." - In his column in The Tribune

"My heartiest congratulations to all my team-mates, especially Laxaman and Harbhajan and I was really proud and honoured to lead this bunch." - Praising the efforts of the two youngsters

"I have got another opportunity to prove myself in shorter version of the game against the Australians. I am confident that I will do better." - On his inclusion in the ODI squad

"I must say I enjoyed my batting thoroughly. I am happy that I had a role to play for our victory in the series." - In an interview to PTI

"When I was asked to bat at number three, I was more than happy and the opportunity given to me by captain (Sourav) Ganguly and the selectors was God's gift.. " - Quoted as saying in the PTI on his successful Test series against the Aussies

"I think the selectors and the team management thought I will be able to carry on my good work in the coming one-day series against Australia." - Quoted as saying in the PTI

"After a long fight I could manage to come back into the side. My priority now is to keep India's flag flying high. I want to play for India for as long as I can." - The off spinner on his comeback and future

"I will remember the Chennai Test as one of the most physically and mentally draining matches I have played. It was five days of tough cricket under an unforgiving sun." - the stylish right hander in his column in The Hindustan Times

"We are very disappointed at losing this series, but at the end of the day our players had a drink with the Indians and it was a good half hour that we spent with the other camp." - In his column in The Hindustan Times

"In those conditions, sometimes you sweat so much it's very very difficult to hold the ball. And for a leg-spinner, if you are having difficulty gripping the ball, it makes it very difficult to bowl." - Australian leg-spin guru quoted as saying in AFP on why Warne had struggled against the Indians

"But given that only one leg-spinner was selected, I feel Warne was the right one to go. Shane Warne was bowling very well before the Indian series and deserved his selection. He's a great bowler and you can't overlook that; you can't go past him. - Quoted as saying in AFP

"The heat must wear you down and the pitches are certainly different to here and we have to take those things into account when we're assessing performances leading up to the selection of the Ashes tour." Australian national selector