One is to demonstrate qualities of excellence time and again, year after year, amassing figures none could dare come close to. The other is to excel at the right moment, that is about getting it right in that one special moment, rising to the biggest of big occasions. Both earn you accolades, name, and selection – but the latter gives you a real sense of contentment, that which came from the Indian dugout on Sunday. 

Indian women reached the zenith of cricket excellence at Mumbai’s Wankhede as they cruised to their first-ever Test win against a fancied Australian side, beating the visitors by eight wickets in a one-off encounter.