Hailing India's incredible series win against the No.1 Test side South Africa, former captain Sunil Gavaskar said the home team's turnaround in the longer-format after the loss in ODIs and T20s speaks volumes about the character of the Virat Kohli-led side.
"Extremely significant win, because they lost the T20 series as well as the one-day series. Therefore to recover, to pick themselves up and beat the No.1 Test team in such a comprehensive manner speaks volumes about the character of this team. And the way they have been led and managed, speaks volumes of the fact that they wanted so badly to turn the tables against South Africa," Gavaskar told NDTV.
Ashwin, who bagged a career-best 7-66 to spin India to victory in under three days, was the hero with a 12-wicket match-haul. Asked about Ashwin's world class bowling, Gavaskar said "You took the words from my mouth, there is absolutely no question. look at the way he set AB de Villiers up for the dismissal today. It was terrific bowling. I mean it was something that was a joy to watch," he reacted on Ashwin's world class tag.