Rains played spoilsport in Gabba as India and Australia shared the spoils of the third Test. Indian captain, Rohit Sharma opened up at length about the fate of the fixture, highlighting how both the teams were dampened by the unkind heavens. He also underlined the challenges India faced with the bat while reserving very high praise for Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah.

Talking at the post-match presentation, Rohit Sharma said, “I mean, we will take that. Obviously to have interruptions like that wasn't great, but going to Melbourne at 1-1 pretty much gives us that confidence to go out there and pull things towards us.”

He then shifted his focus to the Indian fightback on day four, adding, “The situation we were in just after lunch (on Day 4), needed someone to stand up and take us through, we knew with the weather, we knew it wasn't going to be a full game. Credit to Jadeja, the way he played and Rahul, the way he played was magnificent at the top of the order. The fight that Akash Deep and Bumrah did was great to watch, we have seen them work so hard at the nets (on their batting).”

He concluded with a word of praise for the Indian bowling unit, stating, “Coming to the bowling, Bumrah was outstanding, Akash Deep is a feisty cricketer, always wants to be involved in the game, very new to international cricket, he has worked hard at the nets, still new to international cricket, but he has put in the hard yards, there are people in the group to put their hand across and help him going forward. As he showed with the bat, these are the sort of characters we needed in the team.”