Australia's first Test crushing of India could be considered the nation's best-ever triumph on foreign soil, ex-Test great Jason Gillespie says.
Gillespie says the 333-run thumping in Pune has set up Australia for its first Test series victory in India since 2004.
"It's one of, if not the best, performance by an Australian side overseas pretty much ever," Gillespie told EON Sports Radio.
"With everything that was going against them, I think it's right up there."
Gillespie said if the Australians could keep their composure, a series win beckoned.
"I don't see why not," he said.
"India have to make the play here and take some risks and be ultra-positive.
"Australia just need to play, take the games deep, absorb pressure, put pressure on the (Indian) bowlers at times.
"And with the ball, it's just a patience game.
"The simpler the Australian boys keep it, the longer the games go, the Indians will start to panic a little bit. They'll start to create things when they're not there and that is when the mistakes will come."
Gillespie, a key member of Australia's triumphant tour of India almost 13 years ago, said selectors should resist temptations to drop allrounder Mitchell Marsh for the second Test starting on Saturday in Bangalore.
"He made 31 in the second innings in a low-scoring game so he's probably done enough, just, to hang on," he said.
"But if they feel they can get away with two seamers, I would be tempted to potentially play someone like (Glenn) Maxwell, he's a fine player of spin ... he's an under-rated long-form player.
" But I would envisage in Bangalore, they would need the back-up seam option. The wicket won't be as bad as it was in Pune."
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