Cheteshwar Pujara was the difference between India and Australia: Virat Kohli

Team India captain Virat Kohli was all praise for man of the match Chesterwar Pujara for his innings and also lauded off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for perfect execution of his skills.

"Look as a captain you obviously want someone to put his hand up and Pujara was outstanding. He was the difference between the two teams for sure," said Kohli.

Ashwin picked up three wickets in each innings after bowling 86.5 overs in the match.

"He was given a specific role. I think he was very economical and bowled in the right areas, just to create enough chances and keep one end tight, because we didn't want to go overboard wanting him to attack too much as that would have opened up scoring options as well,"Kohli said about Ashwin.

"He controlled the game nicely and kept us in the game, not letting it drift away too much away at any stage. I think he did his job perfectly, that's a good start for him. He hasn't started that well in Australia before and I think he can build on that."