81 All Out

We discuss India's memorable eight-wicket win in Melbourne and place it in context of some of the famous Indian victories in Australia. Talking Points: Placing the victory in context Parallels with Melbourne '81 Rahane's touch Ashwin's immaculate control Bumrah's skid and the ball to hoodwink Smith Gill v Shaw, Pant v Saha Siraj's debut Looking ahead to Sydney Participants: Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview) Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee) Ashoka (@ABVan) Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd) Related: A tragicomedy called 36 all out - 81allout podcast The Melbourne Miracle of 1981 - 81allout podcast Ashwin, Bumrah bowl India to MCG victory - Kartikeya Date Ravi Shastri: India's triumph one of the great comebacks in Test history - Sidharth Monga, ESPNcricinfo 'No spinner has done that to me in my career' - Steve Smith on R Ashwin Tactical tweaks, delightful drift - Amit Gupta on R Ashwin, Scroll.in Saini and Siraj better placed than their predecessors - Varun Shetty, ESPNcricinfo