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Bowling of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja proved unplayable for the visiting Baggy Greens in the first Test

NAGPUR: India skipper Rohit Sharma gave a huge compliment to India's spin-bowling pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, saying that leading them was similar to captaining Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc in Australia.

NEW DELHI: India produced dominant performances with both bat and ball to register a thumping innings and 132 runs victory over Australia inside three days in the opening Test of the four-match series at Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur. The massive win on Saturday gave the hosts a well-deserved…

NEW DELHI: A dominant Indian team hammered Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the first Test in Nagpur on Saturday. Wrapping up the opener inside three days, India took a 1-0 lead in the four-Test series.

NAGPUR: Axar Patel hit a resolute 84 while Mohammed Shami smashed an entertaining 37 as India took a massive 223-run first innings lead by posting 400 against Australia on the third day of the opening Test, here Saturday.

Australia slumps to a stunning defeat in Nagpur, bowled out for just 91 — its second-lowest score against India — to fall to defeat by an innings within three days.

Over-by-over report: Ravichandran Ashwin picked up his 31st five-wicket haul and sent Australia crashing to an embarrassing three-day defeat in the first Test

NEW DELHI: Ravindra Jadeja's return to international cricket after a five-month injury lay-off has been phenomenal as the all-rounder has turned out to be a massive headache for the visiting Australian team in the first couple of days of the opening Test in Nagpur.

NEW DELHI: While it was Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, who wreaked havoc with the ball on the opening day of the first Test against Australia, Day 2 saw a Rohit Sharma masterclass as India edged ahead in the series opener in Nagpur.