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India's epic test

Down 1-0 after the Adelaide Test, in which India collapsed to its lowest-ever total - 36 - in the second innings, not many had bet on an Indian recovery. But they did it, with elan

Rahane, Natarajan receive hero's welcome after test series win in Australia

Ajinkya Rahane, Natarajan and Shardul Thakur were among the cricketers who received a hero's welcome on reaching their native places on their return from Australia on Thursday

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A captain working in stealth: Ajinkya Rahane shows grace under pressure

As Rishabh Pant and Washington Sundar were in the midst of pummelling the Australian bowlers and steering their team to an unlikely win, India's stand-in captain cut a figure of implausible poise

IPL 2021 auction: Full list of players retained, released by Delhi Capitals

Rishabh Pant is the only wicket-keeper in the Delhi squad after Carey's departure; Capitals would look to buy a wicket-keeper in the IPL 2021 players' auction

Red carpet welcome for Rahane as victorious Indian team arrives home

Rahane-led Indian cricket team beat Australia in a test series

IND vs AUS 4th Test highlights: India creates history, wins series 2-1

Rishabh Pant led the chase with his aggressive yet mature unbeaten 89 while Shubman Gill scored 91 in the 4th Test at Brisbane. Check India vs Australia 4th Test highlights and scorecard here

IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 2 highlights: India 62-2, trails by 307 runs

India lost young Shubhman Gill (7) before vice-captain Rohit Sharma (44) threw his wicket before the tea break. Check India vs Australia 4th Test highlights here

IND vs AUS 4th Test Day 1 highlights: Debutant Natarajan shines; AUS 274-5

India made a comeback in the final session, with debutant T Natarajan getting rid of Labuschagne and Matthew Wade (45) in the space of two overs

Check Australia vs India 4th Test playing 11 and head to head details here

Harris replaces Pucovski as an opener in Australia's line-up while India will announce its playing 11 at the toss on January 15. Check IND vs AUS playing 11 and head to head details here

IND vs AUS: Haddin praises Rahane's 'outstanding' captaincy in Sydney Test

Former Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has praised India skipper Ajinkya Rahane's 'outstanding' tactical move to elevate Rishabh Pant up the order

Hanuma Vihari batted for 3 hours with Grade 2 tear to script Sydney draw

Stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane was one of the first to praise Vihari and Ashwin for their match-saving efforts

Had poor game as leader, ended up looking like 'fool', admits Tim Paine

Australia Test skipper Tim Paine on Tuesday admitted that he had a poor Pink Test as a leader and he even went on to apologise for his actions on the field

Ind vs Aus: The atmosphere in the dressing room is electric, says Ashwin

After playing out a famous draw in the third Test at the SCG on Monday, Ashwin said it was difficult for the side to go for a win after losing set batters Rishabh Pant and Cheteshwar Pujara

Racism row: What happened with Siraj, Bumrah not acceptable, says Rahane

Rahane said that whatever happened with Mohammad Siraj on day three and four of the Pink Test against Australia is not at all acceptable and it should not happen anywhere in the world

Ind vs Aus: Visitors have shown great mental resilience, says Vaughan

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan had predicted that the visitors will lose the four-match series 4-0

Bruised, broken, but never short of character: Rahane hails India's show

Ajinkya Rahane-led India staged a stunning fightback on day five of the Pink Test against Australia to eke out a draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground. And the Indian players relished the effort on social media.Navdeep Saini, who was playing his first Test, termed the game as a memorable debut while all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja hailed the tremendous spirit shown by the depleted Indian side."Sweet Emotion's! Such a special & memorable debut match. #NeverGiveUp," Navdeep tweeted.Opener Shubman Gill, playing only his second Test, wrote: "A team performance for the history books."In spite of a hamstring injury, Hanuma Vihari hit an unbeaten 161-ball 23 while Ravichandran Ashwin hit 39 off 128 balls as the two defended away any hopes Australia had of registering a win.With almost half of the side battling injuries, Rahane lauded the Indian side for showing grit and character and said there are a lot of things on which the team has to work ahead of the fourth Test."Bruised. Broken. But ...

Hanuma Vihari's knock was equal to scoring a hundred, says R Ashwin

Ashwin on Monday equated Hanuma Vihari's unbeaten 23 off 161 balls in a match-saving stand of 148 runs with him in the third Test against Australia here to scoring a hundred

Ind vs Aus: I let the bowlers down, says Tim Paine on dropping catches

Australia skipper Tim Paine felt 'disappointed' with himself after dropping three chances behind the stumps

Ashwin couldn't bend down to tie shoe laces this morning, says wife Prithi

Ashwin's wife Prithi has revealed that the spin spearhead was in tremendous pain when he woke up on Monday and wasn't able to stand up