Ishant Sharma, the teen pace sensation who made life miserable for top Aussie batsmen throughout the tour but was unlucky to miss out on the second final because of a finger injury, came sprinting down to the field to join his mates.

And as the Australian dressing room slipped into despair, having lost the series for the second successive time that too after topping the table in the league stage, the Indian support staff members erupted in jubilation.