Former England skipper Michael Vaughan had predicted that the visitors will lose the four-match series 4-0
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 ...
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
Australia skipper Tim Paine felt 'disappointed' with himself after dropping three chances behind the stumps
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
Australia skipper Tim Paine had won hearts for joining the Indian team huddle after racial slurs were hurled at its players on day four of the third Test
Rahane said the heroic draw that his side pulled off in the third Test against Australia was as good as a victory and especially commended Hanuma Vihari
Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (27 not out) and opener Shubhman Gill (35 not out) took the side past the finish line after India lost Mayank Agarwal (5) and Cheteshwar Pujara (3)
Australia ended Day One at 166/2 in 55 overs that could be bowled because of rain. At Stumps, Labuschagne and Steve Smith remained unbeaten on 67 and 31
India made a solid start with Rohit Sharma (26) and Shubman Gill (50) stitching a 70-run opening stand. Gill went on to score his maiden half-century
It was just the kind of debut Will Pucovski was hoping for as the young Australian opener cherished 'incredible experience' on day one of the third Test
The ever inquisitive Ravichandran Ashwin, who has a knack for leaning new things, and much-improved batsman Ravindra Jadeja have stood out for India in the first two Tests, says skipper Ajinkya Rahane
Rohit replaces Mayank as one of the openers in India playing 11 while Navdeep Saini will make his Test debut in the third Test at SCG. Check IND vs AUS 3rd Test playing 11 here
Ahead of the third Test against Australia, India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday termed the journey from Melbourne to Sydney as 'turbulent and scary'.
Losing regular skipper Virat Kohli was not easy for the team, but stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane stood up to the challenge and led from the front, says R Ashwin
Indian players were in a joyous mood after a commanding win over Australia and spinner Ashwin was seen engaging in a fun banter with opener Rohit Sharma over Cheteshwar Pujara's pose in a group photo
Ajinkya Rahane brought calmness in the dressing room in the absence of regular captain Virat Kohli, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said on Tuesday
Australian batting mainstay Steve Smith said he let seasoned Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin dictate terms in their duels so far, something "I've probably never let any spinner do in my career"
Victory should be a formality in the second session for Ajinkya Rahane's men, 10 days after an infamous batting debacle in Adelaide, where India was bowled out for its lowest Test score of 36
Rahane showed great determination as he made an unbeaten 200-ball 104, studded with 12 hits to the fence