The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
India had more good days than bad with the Ravi Shastri-Virat Kohli combination at the helm of affairs and, as the cracking partnership of nearly seven years comes to an end, here's a look at their major achievements.
Indian touring parties that have left Australia empty-handed over the last 70 years
Rachin Ravindra has had a dream World Cup so far.
Indian police arrested seven students in the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) region under anti-terror laws for allegedly celebrating Australia's victory over India in the men's Cricket World Cup final earlier this month, police said on Tuesday.
Rishabh Pant has been nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award.
'He's got a pretty good record against Indian batsmen (123 wickets in 28 Tests versus India).' 'In India too he has a great record (56 wickets in 11 Tests in India), that is a pretty good record against a country that traditionally plays spin very well.'
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald feels their 'sub-continent journey' helped them triumph in the World Test Championship final against India.
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Sourav Ganguly believes Rishabh Pant is on course to become an all-time great in Test cricket.
Urwashi Joshi upset second-seeded Australian Sophie Fadaely 3-2 to advance to the quarter-finals.
India could field three spinners against Australia in the final.
It is not Sachin Tendulkar, who emerges as the best batsman against Australia, but the charimastic all-rounder Ravi Shastri.
To emulate the West Indies of 1975 and Australia of 2003 and 2007, India must channel the same indomitable spirit in the final.
World No 1 India may feel they have never had a better chance of winning their first ever Test series in South Africa.
Indian cricket team will not just be looking to win a third ODI global title but also look at saving the '50-over format' which has been battling identity crisis for at least five years now.
Hayden advises Team India to forget about outcome in WTC final
Can the subcontinent giants maintain their 12-year invincibility?
Who do you think should be part of India's playing for the first Test against South Africa?
Labuschagne was the lone player from the Australian national side who was included in the list.
A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
Maxwell eyes off shock red-ball return for World Test Championship series
The T20 World Cup 2024 promises to be a tournament dominated by bowlers, particularly spinners.
The 31-year-old also led Australia to a Commonwealth Games gold medal last year and is the country's leading run getter across formats
The defeat in the Centurion Test was India's fifth in a row in SENA countries under Head Coach Rahul Dravid.
Ravichandran Ashwin will become only the 14th Indian player and 77th overall in world cricket to complete the milestone of 100 Test matches.
Indian team will certainly feel a sense of deja vu when it takes on a red-hot South Africa on Sunday in what will be a battle of equals
'The primary reason India have started travelling better is the arsenal of pace Virat is able to summon.'
A six wicket win with 10 balls to spare: Indian cricket's finest moment in the 21st century.
'This was a very impressive win because they did it the hard way'
Harish Kotian looks back on VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid's 376-run partnership at the Eden Gardens that halted Australia's run of 15 consecutive Test victories.
Former Australian cricketer Michael Kasprowicz took a walk down memory lane as he shared anecdotes of Australia's last Test win in India.
Just as the umpire's decision is no longer final, what is disdainfully rejected is the age-old dictum that the game should be played and watched in the spirit of the game, sighs Uddalok Bhattacharya.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting said his bowlers were a bit off the line with the reverse swinging ball in the Mohali Test and paid the price for that.
'We did not know we would one day dominate nearly 70 per cent of the market.' 'Today, of 100 diamonds available for trade in Antwerp, 93 are cut and polished in India.' A fascinating excerpt from Shantanu Guha Ray's The Diamond Trail: How India Rose To Global Domination.
'I didn't have an ego about this, I could go and talk to them, but since there were two coaches -- Rahul Dravid and Vikram Rathore -- so sometimes you held back since you didn't want to confuse them with too much information.'
India last lost a Test series on home soil nearly 10 years ago.
Unstoppable thus far, India are hoping to rewrite the record books with a fourth title when the Rahul Dravid-coached side squares off against an equally formidable Australia in the final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup, in Maunganui, New Zealand, on Saturday.
India's reluctance to play a day-night Test on their next tour of Australia has surprised spinner Harbhajan Singh, who remains convinced that Virat Kohli's team are skilled enough to conquer the challenges of pink-ball cricket.
A tumultuous nets session at Old Trafford left one Australian batsman ruled out of the Cricket World Cup and another screaming in pain but coach Justin Langer said the hard training would pay dividends on the field.
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