India's brave showing on the opening day of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was vital to the tourists' quest to win a series in Australia for the first time, skipper Anil Kumble said.
Kumble was India's hero on the first day of the Boxing Day Test taking 5-84 off 25 overs to reduce the world's number one Test team from 135 without loss to 337 for nine at stumps.
Kumble was delighted with the attitude of his team to claw back after a difficult morning session.
"I've always believed that the first innings of the first Test of a series is very important and we've done exceptionally well after being on the back foot at lunch, so I'm very pleased with the way everyone's performed today," Kumble said.
"The wicket is definitely on the slow side, but if you apply yourself there are runs to get, Matt Hayden showed that, and if our batsmen apply themselves then it will happen."
Kumble now has 589 Test wickets and lies third as the all-time wicket-taker behind Muttiah Muralitharan (723) and Shane Warne (708).
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