India’s top run accumulator Cheteshwar Pujara on Monday described the current team which clinched the country’s maiden Test series win in Australia as the best he had been a part of with lethal bowling attack complementing the batting.

“It’s a great feeling for all of us. We’ve been working hard to win a series overseas, and winning in Australia has never been easy. This is the best Indian side I have been part of. I would like to congratulate the team,” he said after India clinched the four-match series 2-1.

“Apart from that, playing in South Africa and England has helped me improve my technique. For me, it’s all about preparation and I was very well prepared.”He said his first hundred of the series in Adelaide was special. “Scoring a ton at Adelaide and going 1-0 up is what we were aiming for.”

On his future plans, he said, “I’ll be playing some first-class cricket back home, and I’ll play some county cricket during the IPL.“The next Test series is some 6-7 months away; it’ll give me some time to prepare. I would like to play white-ball cricket, but Test cricket is my priority, and it has always been so.”

“We are disappointed, definitely over the last two Tests. We had our chances in Adelaide, in Perth I thought we played some good cricket, but in Melbourne and Sydney, we’ve been outplayed,” the home team captain said.