Virat Kohli hailed the impact of man-of-the-match Cheteshwar Pujara in India's breakthrough first test victory over Australia on Monday and paid tribute to his pace attack for staying patient with the match on a knife-edge.
Kohli's team claimed a deserved 31-run victory on day five at Adelaide Oval to become the first Indian side to win a test series-opener on Australian soil in 71 years of touring.
India's superior batting proved decisive, with Pujara scoring 123 to rescue India's first innings before adding 71 in the second that helped set Australia a chase of 323 for victory.
"Priceless from Pujara, we were down