The Aussies won the Group B match at the Twenty20 World Cup by 8 wickets and entered the Super Eight stage.
Ravichandran Ashwin said his plan to lure the Australian batters to play the drive and induce mistakes on a slow Nagpur pitch worked to perfection in the Nagpur Test.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Saturday.
Ajinkya Rahane and Shardul Thakur led India's spirited fightback, but Australia were sitting in control after stretching their lead to 296 runs at stumps on Day 3.
India clinched a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia in the first ODI of the three-match series.
Travis Head smashed a brilliant 137 as Australia cruised to their sixth World title after outclassing India by six wickets in the final on Sunday.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday
Washington lifted the gloom with a couple of unplayable deliveries that castled Ravindra and Tom Blundell (3) in a 10-minute spell before tea.
Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke lamented another top order batting collapse that sent the hosts crashing to a record low first innings on day one of the fourth Ashes Test against England in Melbourne on Sunday.
Australia rode on Phil Jaques's maiden Test century to post a handsome 242 for 3 on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
A survivalist's mindset sees Indian batsmen fail again on the first day of the SCG Test.
In reply to Australia's first innings total of 385, England were 180 for four at stumps on the second day, with Ian Bell on nine (from 62 balls) and Ben Stokes on 14, still trailing by 205 runs on the second day of the third Ashes Test against England at the WACA Ground on Friday.
Images from Day 3 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's.
Australia battled hard against some accurate England bowling on Thursday to reach 142 for one at tea in their first innings on the second day of the first Ashes Test.
Runaway Rohit roars back into form ahead of semis
Images from the World Cup 2023 match between Australia and South Africa.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between India and Australia, at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, on Saturday
It has been 4,302 days since India last lost a Test series at home.
In eight matches this tournament, Rohit ended with 257 runs at an average of 36.71, with a strike rate of 156.70.
Ravichandran Ashwin has the second most wickets by an active player in Test cricket. Australia's Nathan Lyon leads the list with 530 wickets and Ashwin can overtake him in the second Test in Kanpur.
Australia opener Simon Katich batted all day for an unbeaten 148 to lead his side to a commanding 330 for three at the close of the third day of the third Test against West Indies Saturday. Phil Jaques scored 108 in an opening partnership of 223, Australia's second best opening stand in a second innings and one which helped Australia to an overall lead of 365.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between Australia and New Zealand, in Dharamsala, on Saturday.
India brought back S Sreesanth for left-armer Rudra Pratap Singh, while Australia included Brad Haddin for Matthew Hayden in the sixth ODI in Nagpur.
India marched into the T20 World Cup semi-finals on Monday as skipper Rohit Sharma's blistering 92 set up a 24-run victory over Australia.
The decline in Kohli's Test batting average is particularly alarming. It has now plummeted to an eight-year low of 48.74.
Several batsmen played reckless sweep shots only to fall lbw or be bowled by the Indian spinners.
New Zealand beat India by 25 runs in Mumbai to complete an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in India.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday
Despite doing well in the IPL and domestic cricket over the past two seasons, Varun did not get a recall to the Indian team and that only made him hungrier.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Test played between India and Australia in Indore on Friday.
Australia's bowlers struck twice in quick succession in a devastating spell against England at Edgbaston on Sunday, before heavy rain prevented any further play.
Australia beat England by 10 wickets to win the fifth Test and complete their first Ashes series whitewash in 86 years.
Australia's captain scored a brave unbeaten century in a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test.
Half-centuries from Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh helped India beat Australia by six wickets in the third ODI to go 2-1 up in the seven-match series.
Images from Day 1 of the fifth and final Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval in London on Thursday.
India's quest for a historic clean sweep started on a good note as the host spinners continued their dominance over Australia to take the honours on the opening day of the fourth and final Test in New Delhi on Friday.
Australia registered their fourth consecutive three-Test series whitewash against Pakistan on Monday, when the hosts dismissed the visitors for 206, giving them a massive 231-run victory.
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