'The sweetest victory for us' - Kohli

The India captain was full of praise for KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane after India's 75-run come-from-behind win in Bengaluru

O'Keefe and Smith set up famous Australia victory

Steve O'Keefe took 12 wickets and Steven Smith scored a remarkable century as Australia completed a 333-run win over India in the first Test in Pune.

The rabble that won

It was 4502 days since Australia won a Test in India. Few gave them a chance to do it this time. They responded in style

India - 212 runs, 20 wickets, 444 balls

Stats highlights from the third day in Pune where Australia wrapped up a comprehensive win against India

'Australia, you beauty'

Smith lauds O'Keefe, batsmen for adapting to 'driest surface'

Australia's win in Pune was so special, captain Steven Smith knew to a day how long it had been since they won a Test in India

India's struggles with reviews, defensive shots

Key numbers from the first Test, including Steve O'Keefe's control percentage and Australia's scoring pattern against R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja

A mixed-up tale of two captains

A Steven Smith lesson on taming spin

The second-innings 109, which steadily shut India out of the Pune Test, underlined the remarkable clarity of Steven Smith's plans and his preparations for the conditions and the opposition

'How not to bat': Kohli faults batsmen not pitch

After India's capitulation in Pune, Virat Kohli said that he had not asked for such a pitch but saw nothing wrong with the track

O'Keefe and Smith put Australia in dominant position

Steve O'Keefe and Steven Smith put Australia in a powerful position at stumps on day two against India in Pune

Starc showed why he is the best fast bowler

Aakash Chopra analyses Mitchell Starc's short and devastating spells on the second day

O'Keefe chooses the big stage to defy beliefs

In the past, Steve O'Keefe has dismissed Kevin Pietersen, Virat Kohli, and many more in first-class cricket. Yet Australia have consistently found reasons not to pick him

Possible difference between India, Australia: one metre

On a pitch that demanded a change of length instead of line, India's spinners seemed to have missed a trick by not bowling a fuller length

O'Keefe resuscitates Test career with 6.1 overs

Steve O'Keefe produced his second-best first-class figures, of 6 for 35, in a fine spell of spin bowling after lunch to lead Australia's charge, and put his own career back on track

India's worst ever seven-wicket collapse

As Steve O'Keefe raced his way to a six-wicket haul in Pune, India registered a record collapse

We haven't adapted well to the surface - Kumble

India coach Anil Kumble admitted that India's batsmen should have shown more restraint in a first-innings that saw the team collapse from 94 for 3 to 105 all out

Renshaw, Starc fifties guide Australia on a turner

They contributed nearly half of the visitors' total on a Pune pitch where the ball spinning sharply was the norm rather than the exception

Australia trapped by their fear and loathing

Australia knew that the pitch for the first Test would spin, and it spun. Instead of bracing for the challenge, however, they ended up losing most of their wickets in a manner that had little to

Waiting to bat was the most challenging - Renshaw

Matt Renshaw said that he felt bad leaving the field as he knew he could be letting the team down and that Steven Smith was understanding once he knew the predicament

Australia showed good application - Bangar

The Indian batting coach said the pitch was par for Test cricket and rewarded those who were willing to apply themselves on the first day

Umesh far from becoming another Salgaoncar

On a Pune track where spinners were supposed to thrive but did not, Umesh Yadav bowled with purpose and skill to deny Australia from having what would have otherwise been a dream day

Renshaw shows maturity, trust in his game

Aakash Chopra dissects Matt Renshaw's well-crafted half-century on the opening day of the Pune Test

Renshaw retires hurt with upset stomach

Matt Renshaw walked off the field because of an upset stomach as soon as David Warner was bowled by Umesh Yadav

India's hunger under test

Australia's turnaround from Hobart loss to Pune win

The 'reality check' after their embarassing loss against South Africa boosted Australia to prepare harder in 'tough' Dubai conditions before their tour of India, says vice-captain David Warner

We shut some people up, but it's one Test win - Starc

Mitchell Starc has said it was a welcome break to have minimal work to do in Pune, but expects to be involved a lot more in what will be a tough series

Pune pitch gets 'poor' rating from ICC match referee

The pitch used for the first Test between India and Australia in Pune has been given a "poor" rating by the ICC match referee Chris Broad

How the Pune pitch backfired for India

Even though the pitches at the MCA Stadium in Pune have usually been flat or have assisted seamers, preparing a rank turner for its Test debut meant there was an accident waiting to happen

O'Keefe's second-day spell was exceptional - Lehmann

While Lehmann lauded O'Keefe, who had returns of 6 for 35 in both innings, he was also fulsome in his praise for Nathan Lyon

How good was Australia's Pune victory?

There was a high degree of difficulty, but series will tell tale of just how great a Test win Pune was

Nine deadly pitches

The Wanderers has become the ninth full-member pitch to be rated 'poor' or worse since the ICC introduced its pitch and outfield monitoring process

Surprise, surprise

Why are only spinning wickets classified as poor?

Australian spin faces up to economic crisis

For Australia to find any success in India, their spinners will have to keep their economy rates in check, a fact backed up by the past 20 years of Australian visits to India for Tests

'I think pitch will take spin from ball one' - Smith

Steven Smith's Australia are mulling playing three spinners on an "incredibly dry" Pune track

Smith v Jadeja: an intriguing battle looms

Both Steven Smith and Ravindra Jadeja had tried the wrong discipline in international cricket, and had been ridiculed for it. They are at the peak of their careers now. Who will come up on top this series?

15 hrs 50 mins between two Australia games

What can you do between the end of their T20I v Sri Lanka in Adelaide and the beginning of the Test against India in Pune?

Australia brace for tough road test on Pune's debut

Australia have won their last four Tests, but will face a different challenge when they play the No. 1 team, India, who have not lost a Test at home since December 2012