”India dominated the game. Their batsmen and bowlers were both on top of their games and they also caught most things that came their way, ” Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said.

”It is a great victory at that, though I consider India beating Steve Waugh's team in Kolkata was a greater one, ”Former India captain Kapil Dev said.

”An India-Pakistan rivalry is very difficult to take away from the equation but I'd say the one between Australia and India is right up there because of the quality of cricket the two sides have played in recent times, ”India captain Anil Kumble believes.

”Anil's decision to bat first was great after a lot of people had written about the bounce on the wicket. Had we won the Test at Sydney (where a number of crucial decisions went against India) things would have been even better, ”said former captain and chairman of selection committee Dilip Vengsarkar.

”It was a great victory and would rate it only behind our wins in England and West Indies (in 1971). The team showed tremendous positive attitude by deciding to bat first after all the pundits had said that the wicket would be very bouncy and put Australia on the backfoot, ”Former Test captain Ajit Wadekar said.