Umesh, along with Mohammed Shami, and Hanuma Vihari all of whom got injured during the Australia tour, were back in the 15 that needed to be announced as per ICC squad protocol.
Beating Australia in consecutive series is a great feat. This series win is even more special than the last one because of the many challenges and the hardships that we went through during the five month say in Australia.
A frustrated Australian captain Tim Paine started sledging, especially Ashwin. However, England former captain Michael Vaughan was not happy with his behaviour.
Therefore, I’m eagerly waiting for the Australian Test series,’’ said Vihari, who has since flown to Dubai along with Cheteshwar Pujara, Ravi Shastri and other Indian coaching staff. They are on a six-day quarantine period.