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R Ashwin, Washington Sundar return home after series win in Australia

Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and rookie all-rounder Washington Sundar, who were a part of the triumphant Indian team in the Test series against Australia, returned home on Friday

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

Ashwin can take 800 wickets, Lyon not good enough, says Muralitharan

Muralitharan only sees Ashwin achieving 700-800 wicket mark among the current crop of spinners and feels Nathan Lyon, who plays his 100th Test from Friday, 'may be not good enough to reach that far'

IND vs AUS: Sans Bumrah, pacers' experience to be 4 Tests; Australia's 150

If fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah doesn't play in the fourth at The Gabba on Friday, India's pace department could at best have a combined Test experience of four matches as compared to Australia's 150

IND vs AUS: Drew inspiration from Faf's Adelaide rearguard, says Ashwin

R Ashwin and Hanuma Vihari were involved in a remarkable rearguard action that helped India draw the third Test

IND vs AUS: Ashwin guided me like an elder brother in Sydney, says Vihari

R Ashwin was guiding me like an elder when both of us were battling to draw the third Test against Australia in Sydney, said Hanuma Vihari after India earned a respectable draw

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

Can't explain feeling, went numb and blank: Ashwin, Vihari after SCG draw

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin credited Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant for laying the foundation and said the wicket-keeper batsman's innings even made them hopeful of a different outcome

New real wall after Dravid in Indian cricket are Vihari and Ashwin: BCCI VP

Hanuma Vihari and Ravichandran Ashwin's blockathon helped India eke out a draw against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday and BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla feels India has finally found its new "wall".Batting out 258 balls, the Indian duo of Vihari and Ashwin stood ground and faced a fiery Australian bowling attack on the fifth day in the third Test. Former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid, who is celebrating his 48th birthday on Monday, is known as "the Wall" and Shukla feels Vihari and Ashwin have taken the mantle over after their marathon 2.5 hours stay at the crease."The new real wall after Dravid in Indian cricket are @Hanumavihari and @ashwinravi99. They scored 62 runs in 259 balls. Good performance to get the match to draw. @RishabhPant17 & @cheteshwar1 played superb knock. @ImRo45 & @RealShubmanGill as usual were good at the crease," Shukla tweeted.India was on the back foot on day five until the team management decided to send in Rishabh Pant at the ..

Test cricket teaches you about life, says Ashwin after SCG heroics

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin after his heroics in the third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Stadium said that Test cricket teaches a person about life

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

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

Wanted to make sure that Indian boys knew we were against it too: Paine

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

Draw is as big as win, Vihari's knock special than his Test century: Rahane

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

IND vs AUS 2nd Test highlights: India wins by 8 wickets, levels series 1-1

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)