Hailing Indian cricket team's comprehensive win against Australia [Images] in the second Test, BCCI Finance Committee chairman Rajiv Shukla on Tuesday said the victory has silenced those who criticised the senior players unnecessarily.

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"One should not criticise senior players without analysing their performance and track-record. The right combination of experience and young blood is important for a team," he said.

Shukla said the victory has proved right Indian selectors who kept a combination of senior and junior players in the team.

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"The defeat of the Australian team at the hands of India shows that the Indian team is very strong. The victory margin shows our strength. It has proved that a combination of senior and junior players always works," Shukla told reporters.

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Shukla was alluding to the clamour for retirement of the 'Fab five' comprising Rahul Dravid [Images], Sachin Tendulkar [Images], Sourav Ganguly [Images], VVS Laxman and Anil Kumble [Images]. Ganguly has already announced that he would retire after the Test series against Australia.