Ravichandran Ashwin

The 34-year-old off-spinner spoke of feeling “hurt for life” by constant comparisons with Nathan Lyon and Moeen Ali. His all-round performance in the Chennai Test could heal his wound.

Ashwin, perhaps, just wanted to tell the world what the fuss is all about the pitch? If he can score a ton with the help of tail-enders, English batsmen can certainly do better who are 1-0 up in this series.

This was the third instance in Ashwin's career when he struck a century and claimed five wickets in an innings.

Ever since his Test debut in 2011, Ashwin has ensured that none repeats the act of five wicket haul more than him in the Test cricket.

Stylish opener KL Rahul is expected to lead the side after Ashwin's departure.

India have taken an unassailable 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Thanks to an unbroken 43-run partnership between Dinesh Chandimal (26) and Angelo Mathews (17), Sri Lanka managed to delay the inevitable. Starting from overnight 19 for one, Mohammed Shami (2-20) bowled a fiery opening spell while Ravichandran Ashwin (1-33) removed opener Dimuth Karunaratne (16) at the other end.

Even off the field, the run-up to the tournament has been far from smooth. Several state units had expressed their inability to conduct matches, citing lack of funds, before the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators stepped in to resolve the matter.

Shaun Marsh and Peter Handscomb helped steer Australia to safety on the final day of the third Test.

Australian captain Steve Smith and fellow centurion Glenn Maxwell (104) helped Australia post a big first innings score in Ranchi.

Australian captain Steven Smith scored 117 not out in an unbeaten 159-run stand with Glenn Maxwell as Australia finished day 1 strongly on 299/4.

A day after India captain Kohli lambasted the Australian team and just about stopped short of calling Smith a cheat, the two Boards waded into the controversy by coming out with statements backing their respective captains.

Brief scores: India 1st Innings: 189 Australia 1st Innings: 276 India 2nd Innings: 274 all out in 97.1 overs (Cheteshwar Pujara 92, KL Rahul 51; Josh Hazlewood 6/67).

Chasing 459 for an improbable win, Bangladesh were bowled out for 250 in their second innings.

Brief Score: England 1st innings: 400 India 1st innings: 631 England 2nd innings: 195 all out in 55.3 overs (Joe Root 77; R Ashwin 6/55).

The trio of Ravichandran Ashwin (3/81), Ravindra Jadeja (2/62) and Jayant Yadav (2/21) shared bulk of the spoils to dismiss the visitors for 236 in their second innings.

Chasing an improbable 475-run target, Ashwin ripped through the brittle New Zealand batting line-up with a sensational spell of 7 for 59 to skittle the opposition for a paltry 153 in 44.5 overs with an entire day to spare at the Holkar Stadium, which hosted its first ever Test.

Chasing 376 for a victory on the fourth day, the touring side were all out for 197 in the final session.

New Zealand were always going to do well to manage anything more than delaying the Indian celebrations when they resumed on 93 for four in their pursuit of an improbable 434-run victory target on a track offering generous spin and bounce.

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