While winning four major finals, India have finished on the losing side in the finals on four occasions.
Going into the final Test against South Africa, Australia are staring at the lowest ebb in their 140-year cricketing history.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the numbers from the first Test.
'Very few are lionised like Dhoni anywhere in the world, perhaps not even Messi,' says Dhruv Munjal.
Moeen Ali, the England all-rounder, with a batting strike-rate of 82.1 and an economy rate of 4.2, was tops.
Statistical highlights from the day's play
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Rajneesh Gupta salutes Tamim Iqbal's courage in the Asia Cup's opening game on Saturday and lists instances where cricketers braved injuries to battle it out for their teams.
Prime witness to one of the biggest controversies that rocked Indian cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has finally spoken about the anger and sense of betrayal he felt during the 'Monkeygate scandal' in Australia, revealing that he took the lead in threatening a boycott of the tour at the peak of the furore.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji are back with Rediff.com's World Cup Most Valuable Players ratings.
As India gets set to play its 500th Test, Rajneesh Gupta presents India's memorable Test victories at home.
Sri Lanka's victory in the first Test at Galle will rank among the greatest comebacks of all time.