Not about me but about the team: Ajinkya Rahane on captaincy and series win

The Indian captain who led his team to victory and breached the Gabba
fortress after more than three decades of domination by the Baggie Green, Ajinkya
Rahane, on Tuesday remained at his composed best, pointing out that he looked
good as a leader because everyone else contributed, PTI reported.

“It’s an honour to lead the country. It was not about me but
about the team. I looked good because everyone contributed. For us it was about
having that character on the field, having the fighting spirit, the
attitude,” PTI quoted Rahane as saying during the post-match interview.

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The batsman highlighted that each match was more difficult than the
last one, but said at the same time that it boiled down to fighting with all
the resource they were left with.

“We all should enjoy this win, not just us but every Indian
should enjoy this. What we did here is historic and we want to enjoy this win
tonight and once we land in India we will think about the England series,”
Rahane was further quoted as saying.

The usually reserved, collected batsman got emotional towards the
end of the match as Rishabh Pant hit the winning runs.

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The skipper did not forget to recognise the young talent, who virtually
turned the victory into reality, hailing players such as Shardul Thakur,
Shubman Gill and Washington Sundar, who contributed significantly to the victory.

“The way Gill batted for the last three Tests was really good. He
was really composed, calm under pressure and today everyone saw what he can do.
Washington Sundar in his first Test (here in Brisbane), we know about his
bowling, but the way he batted in the first innings with Shardul (Thakur) was
really good. They have set the bench-mark for themselves and I am sure they
will grow from here”, Rahane said.