Across five days at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, India's spin trio of Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Washington Sundar bowled 143.5 overs collectively to pick up 13 wickets between themselves. Kuldeep, the leading wicket-taker in the series, also had figures of 5-82, which helped India get a 270-run lead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"This was a totally different wicket. Bowling a lot of overs was the challenge here, I enjoyed bowling here. There wasn't any drift here. The wicket was too dry. Bowling lot of overs and getting the breakthrough is something I enjoy a lot. When you put a lot of revs, you generally get the drift.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou love to the get the batter bowled. I enjoyed a couple of wickets in the first Tests, here as well. We got to fly tomorrow (to Australia for the white-ball series), we got to prepare for that. It's lovely to have him (Jadeja) around. He's someone who has always guided me in tough situations and given me some advice,\" said Kuldeep after the game.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Jadeja, India\u2019s vice-captain for the series in Rishabh Pant\u2019s absence, said stepping into a more prominent bowling role following Ravichandran Ashwin\u2019s retirement and being given role clarity by head coach Gautam Gambhir with the bat has helped him hit a purple patch in Tests.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I could get a chance to bowl more overs (after Ashwin's retirement). But yeah, all in all, we\u2019ve been doing wonderful work as a team, in terms of batting and bowling. I think we know what brand of cricket we\u2019ve been playing over the last five or six months. So that\u2019s a good sign as a team, that we continue to do it over a long period of time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAs Gauti bhai (Gautam Gambhir) said, I\u2019m at number six now. So I\u2019m thinking more as a proper batsman, and that works for me. In the past, for many years, I\u2019ve been batting at number eight, number nine, so my mindset was a little different from what I have now. I\u2019m just trying to spend more time in the middle whenever I get a chance to bat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cTo be honest, I don\u2019t think too much about records. I just focus on contributing with both bat and ball to help my team win. I always look forward to do that. I feel if I don\u2019t perform with bat and ball, then it doesn\u2019t reflect my value as a player. I\u2019m always keen and give my 100 percent. I think this is my third Man of the Series trophy, so I\u2019m very happy to bring it back home,\" he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
B Sai Sudharsan, who hit 87 and 39 with the bat at number three, spoke about how captain Gill has instilled confidence in him to have a long career in Tests. \"It feels really great to be honest. After a good series where we gave them a fight (in England), coming back to India and winning the series is special. I've learnt a lot in these five games, and I'm looking forward to improving on that and, obviously, giving a bit more for the team.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cTo be honest, I don\u2019t think too much about records. I just focus on contributing with both bat and ball to help my team win. I always look forward to do that. I feel if I don\u2019t perform with bat and ball, then it doesn\u2019t reflect my value as a player. I\u2019m always keen and give my 100 percent. I think this is my third Man of the Series trophy, so I\u2019m very happy to bring it back home,\" he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asked on his freak catch to dismiss John Campbell in the first innings and spending time off the field to treat his injured hand, Sudharsan added, \"I was very clear that he would not sweep. The wicket was low and I knew he'd not play the sweep shot, so I was brave enough to hold my position. I was very lucky there.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n