India sweep season with fourth series win
A sixth half-century in the series from KL Rahul and a touch of aggression from Ajinkya Rahane finally snuffed out the last of Australia's fight, sealing the series 2-1 for India
A sixth half-century in the series from KL Rahul and a touch of aggression from Ajinkya Rahane finally snuffed out the last of Australia's fight, sealing the series 2-1 for India
Thirteen Tests, ten wins, four trophies. This is the story of India's historic home season, and the players that made it happen
Steven Smith has pointed out that despite losing the series, he is impressed with how his side, particularly Nathan Lyon and Pat Cummins, have fared in unfavourable conditions
A contentious, fractious and ill-tempered Test series has claimed a final victim: Virat Kohli's relationships with Australian players.
Both the Indian and Australian teams were applauded on Twitter following a hard-fought Test series
In both Ranchi and Dharamsala, Australia fell short of posting truly daunting first-innings totals despite hundreds from Steven Smith. It was the lack of big scores from their openers that made it tougher for the middle and lower order
Stats highlights from India's win in Dharamsala, a victory that sealed the series for them
Virat Kohli has said it was Ajinkya Rahane's decision to play five bowlers in Dharamsala; then he, Rahane and Anil Kumble decided on playing Kuldeep Yadav since he had the X-factor
Australia were bowled out for 137 in their second innings, leaving India with 87 more to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on a fizzing Dharamsala pitch
Australia had come to India well-prepared, and had competed for three-and-a-half Tests, but the middle session of the third day disrupted all their diligence
Five-and-a-half-years after his Test debut, Umesh Yadav showed he can be the bowler he has always threatened to be: fast, brutal and thoroughly unpleasant to face
After two full days when this series seemed to have stopped following its well-established plot lines, today was back to normal service in some ways
Ravindra Jadeja overtaking Kapil Dev and Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Lyon going past Lance Gibbs, and other stats highlights from day three of the Dharamsala Test
Australia's batting coach Graeme Hick spoke about their disappointing day as they were bowled out for 137 to come close to losing the series on Tuesday
Nathan Lyon took four wickets after tea to prevent India from setting up a substantial first-innings lead, as the hosts finished the second day 52 runs behind with four wickets in hand
Nathan Lyon claimed 5 for 34 on Test debut in Galle in 2011 but since then he has had to grind for every bit of success
After speaking with Steven Smith at tea, Nathan Lyon settled on a tactic of coming over the wicket to Ajinkya Rahane and varying the pace of his deliveries, notably darting through a greater number of quicker balls
The former India opener analyses different methods batsmen adopt while negotiating the short ball on Indian surfaces where inconsistency in bounce is a big factor
KL Rahul scored his fifth half-century of the series and said after the second day that he was a little disappointed about not converting any of the starts into big scores
Steven Smith's third century of the series carried Australia to 300, while India bounced back through wristspinner Kuldeep Yadav's 4 for 68 on debut
Australia's bowlers were pleased, and India's batsmen not so much, when they discovered that the Dharamsala surface played a lot like one in Australia
On a first-day pitch, Kuldeep Yadav outfoxed three Australian top-order batsmen with guile and his natural attributes
Instead of adding some bizarre aspects to his bowling, debutant Kuldeep Yadav used flight, dip and turn to puzzle the Australian batsmen
Steven Smith's batting form has been so sublime that every time he goes out to bat, he exemplifies why he is a cut above the rest
Matthew Wade has said the cracks in the pitch can play a huge role in the Australian spinners and fast bowlers picking up ten wickets on the second day of the Test
Twitter reactions to Kuldeep Yadav's memorable first day in Test cricket, on which he took 4 for 68
Steven Smith scored his third century of the tour on the first day in Dharamsala, a rare achievement for an overseas batsman in India
Gautam Gambhir said "people talking too much about a young boy" like Kuldeep Yadav can hamper his development as a spinner
That Australia are within touching distance of securing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is down to a cultural shift following their 0-3 loss in Sri Lanka last year
The hosts are grappling with sore shoulders, knees and groins, and a whole lot of tired minds. But with the series at stake, they will need one collective push
Australia left all the tension of their tour of India behind to spend the morning with one of the world's leading advocates for peace and harmony.
India captain Virat Kohli has said he is likely to play the fourth and deciding Test against Australia in Dharamsala only if 100% fit
Australia have fought India all the way through the series, and now find themselves needing only a draw to go home with the Border-Gavaskar trophy