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Rahane impressed everyone with his calm and composure on the field and more over delivered the good as India won the series 2-1 in Australia.

Kohli, who took paternity leave, conveyed the good news on twitter

With the series level at 1-1 heading into the third Test in Sydney, Cummins parried talk of crisis and said batters like Steve Smith would rediscover their touch

Fast bowler Sean Abbott has also recovered from a calf strain and was included in the 18-man squad for the remainder of the four-Test series

India's win was built on a first-innings century by stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane on their way to 326 in reply to Australia's 195, with young debutant Shubman Gill also excelling with the bat.

When I saw him (Gill) the other day in the ODI, I thought he had a good technique, he looked like he belonged to international cricket, said McGrath

Personally I'd love Sydney to happen, I love playing at the SCG (Sydney Cricket Ground), it's my home ground, said Smith

From English summer to Australia summer Kohli’s men slipped to their worst-ever defeat

Syed Abid Ali remembering the Lord's Test in which India were dismissed for 42 runs

Australian cricket officials were put on high alert last week after an outbreak of the virus in the northern beaches in Sydney, which will host the third Test from January 7.

India, who began at the overnight score of nine for one, had a nightmarish start when they lost four wickets at the team total of 15 and then four runs later at 19 lost their sixth wicket in the form of skipper Virat Kohli.

Shaw was bowled out for duck in the first innings by Mitchell Starc, while in the second innings, he managed to score four runs, but he was once again bowled by Pat Cummins.

However, the playing XI was announced a day before the start and kicked up the debate on his selection. Youngster Shubhman Gill showed good technique in the warm-up games leading up to the Test series.

Adelaide [Australia], December 17 (ANI): Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Thursday said that he cannot wait to commentate alongside Sunil Gavaskar for the very first time. Gavaskar and Ponting would be commentating in the four-match Test series between India and Australia, which begins today. Ponting also predicted that Australia will win the four-match Test […]

The first Test of the four-match series is played with pink-ball while the rest of the series will be played with red-ball.

India's playing XI: Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammad Shami, and Jasprit Bumrah.

Speaking to media on Wednesday, Paine said that Green will be playing as an all-rounder and would bowl more than four overs in a spell which was the limit set for him due to workload management.

'The start of the series is important and we have to do well in Adelaide'

"All-rounder Moises Henriques has been added to Australia's squad for the first Vodafone Test against India after the hosts' camp continues to be hit with injury," a report said.

India and Australia are slated to lock horns in the four-match Test series, beginning December 17. The first Test would be played at Adelaide Oval and the match would be contested under lights.