Superstar Virat Kohli

"WHAT A WIN!!! Yessssss. To everyone who doubted us after Adelaide, stand up and take notice. Exemplary performance but the grit and determination was the standout for us the whole way. Well done to all the boys and the management. Enjoy this historic feat lads. Cheers."

Terming the batting performance of Sundar and Thakur a display of 'outstanding application,' India captain Kohli took to Twitter to heap praise on the two youngsters.

Virat Kohli, addressing the racial abuse being subjected at Indian players at SCG, said racial abuse is absolutely unacceptable and needs to be looked at with absolute urgency.

Langer said his team would look to drive home the advantage in the absence of Virat Kohli by putting relentless pressure on new skipper Ajinkya Rahane.

Virat Kohli left Australian shores having handed over the mantle of captaining the Test team in the remaining three games to Ajinkya Rahane.

India captain Virat Kohli, who will head home on paternity leave , backed senior players in the side to step and realise their 'true character' and expressed confidence India will bounce back from the Pink-ball Test loss.

  "I think the way we batted allowed them to look more potent than they were in the morning to be honest."

Virat Kohli came up with a stunning diving catch to dismiss debutant Cameron Green of R Ashwin's bowling on Friday at the Adelaide Oval. Kohli's effort lifted the team up on the field after a series of dropped catches earlier in the day.

  Aaron Finch expects a measured and balanced approach from the Australian bowlers, while mentioning that if they try and get under the skin of Virat Kohli, the move may backfire.

Star batsman Steve Smith said Virat Kohli's unavailability will be a big los s for India in the last 3 Tests but backed the India captain's decision to head home on paternity leave after the day-night Test in Adelaide.

Indian skipper insisted that the replay was shown on the big screen within 15 seconds.

 India lost the third t20 match against australia on Dec 8. But they still won the series 2-1. Kohli got his 25th fifty in t20 internationals, equalling Rohit Sharma's record, taking only 79 matches to do it. Rohit Sharma had taken 100 matches to reach the figure.

 The starting line up has never been given a long rope . One such instance was seen at the beginning of the Australia tour.

 Kohli announced last month he will quit an important Test serie s between arch-rivals India and Australia midway in late December to take paternity leave. He is expecting his first child with his Bollywood actor wife, Anushka Sharma, in January.

 Australian all-rounder Cameron Green made his international debu t in the third ODI against India in which he bowled 4 overs for 27 runs and scored 21 off 27 balls in their 13-run defeat in Canberra.

 .Watch: Moises Henriques featured in his first international match in three years, and grabbed a sensational catch to dismiss Virat Kohli during the second ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

 In the first match of the Australian international summer, one of the best shots we are likely to see over the next few weeks.

 Speaking in an interaction on India today, Harbhajan Singh said that Kohli’s absence will make it challenging but he added that India still has the line-up to challenge the Australian team.

India are set to return to the Gabba next summer and have reportedly agreed to play a day-night Test against Australia.