Amlan Chakraborty

India have been a formidable test team for the last decade and had not lost a series on home soil for 12 years until New Zealand snapped that streak with a stunning whitewash earlier this month.

New Delhi — Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer bagged eye-watering $3m-plus deals in Sunday's Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, shattering the previous payment record in the world's richest T20 tournament.

Almost R120m spent on the two India internationals, Proteas Marco Jansen and Kagiso Rabada also snapped up

Pat Cummins took 5-57 to dismiss the visitors for less than 200 in the second innings setting up the victory

Home team maintains pink-ball record at Adelaide Oval after beating visitors by 10 wickets

As Mohammed Shami was tormenting local batters in Rajkot last week in his latest outing since returning from a year out due to injury, some questioned why one of India's top seamers had not been flown out to Australia to support pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.

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Despite questions over his fitness, pressure mounts for top seamer to take part in third Test against Aussies

Pace veteran set to play his 107th Test against the same side he faced on debut 16 years ago

A jailbreak at the Gabba has brought a palpable sense of relief in the India camp, while giving rise to hope their misfiring top order will finally come good in more batting-friendly conditions in the final two tests against Australia.