Pat Cummins' side stayed in control at the end of Day 2 of the WTC Final.
The Indian team, set to play the second Test against Australia from Friday, had to switch hotels in New Delhi.
India has lost three finals and on four occasion it bit dust at the semifinal stage. It also made an exit at the preliminary stage of the 2021 T20 World Cup.
A heavy downpour frustrated Australia on day two of the fourth and final Test in Brisbane on Saturday, with play abandoned after tea and India spared from resuming on 62 for two in reply to the home side's first innings 369.
India will need their bowlers, especially Harshal and Chahal, to overcome their struggles ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron brought Chinese President Xi Jinping to his favourite pub for a pint and a portion of fish and chips on Thursday.
Mohit Sharma says the strategy to not experiment much against a belligerent Suryakumar Yadav worked.
Ahead of the WTC final between India and Australia, Ricky Ponting picked Australia's playing XI.
Babar smashed an unbeaten 105 and opener Imam-ul-Haq made 89 not out
Legendary pacer Glenn McGrath has slammed England for playing casual cricket against Australia in the ongoing Ashes.
Former ICC elite umpire Simon Taufel said people cite the 'spirit of the game' when they don't like a dismissal under the laws of cricket.
Virat Kohli enhanced his status as a lone ranger by notching up a record-extending eighth IPL century but Royal Challengers could only manage just about par-score of 183 for 3 against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Saturday.
Ben Stokes played another magnificent innings, but the England skipper wasn't able to finish the job as Australian won the second Ashes Test at Lord's.
'He started the campaign really well in the IPL and he needs some support. He's not going to score runs on every occasion.'
Defending champions Australia are grappling with injury concerns to three key players, including captain Aaron Finch who is uncertain to lead the side in their crucial T20 World Cup match against Afghanistan on Friday.
David Warner slogged his way to his third double-hundred from 254 balls before succumbing to cramps and limping off with the aid of a trainer.
While RCB's broken third wicket stand turned the tide in Mumbai's favour, the hosts's third-wicket partnership took the game away from the visitors.
An optimistic Mitchell Starc said he was hopeful of returning to Australia's playing eleven for the second Test against India, starting in Delhi on Friday.
IMAGES from the IPL match played between Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Titans in Mumbai on Friday.
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With batsman Steve Smith and all-rounder Cameron Green in reserve in the squad, some pundits had called on Australia to make changes for the next Super 12 game against former champions Sri Lanka in Perth on Tuesday.
'It just speaks volumes for the team at the moment. Everyone would do anything for each other so we're in a really good place.'
A rejuvenated India shorn of Virat Kohli turned the tables on Australia to claim the second Test in Melbourne with a rousing eight-wicket victory within four days and breathe life into the series.
Australia are slated to play four Tests and three ODIs during their tour of India in February-March.
Siraj became the 298th player to play Test cricket for India
India find themselves in a spot of bother against Australia in the third Test at Indore.
Suryakumar reached a career-best-equalling second position in the ICC men's T20I Player rankings
Australia captain Pat Cummins doesn't mind staying a bit undercooked going into the high-octane WTC final against India.
With seven overs to go and two new batters at the crease, it was MI's game for the taking. Instead of going for the jugular, some poor bowling allowed GT a passage back into the game.
"The way we defended our score was outstanding. It looked like the game was getting away from us, so to drag it back like that was really impressive," said man-of-the-match Hales.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald made no bones about his team's capitulation in the second innings of the second Test in Delhi.
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.
Shaw's scores this season have been: 12, 7, 0, 15.
Hardik Pandya is touted as a possible captaincy option for Mumbai Indians in the future.
The major highlights from the deadline day as teams announced their retention list for IPL 2024.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 3rd Test played between India and Australia in Indore on Thursday.
Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji present Rediff.com's Most Valuable Player Index of IPL 2024 after Game 62.
Australian batters have been focussed on tackling the spin threat
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