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When the clock is ticking but the drop-in pitch is refusing to misbehave, when everything is hitting the middle of the bat, you need a man to rise above the conditions, you need some magic. On day five in Melbourne, Mitchell Johnson created magic

Shortly after the Indian squad had finished a tea party with the Australian Prime Minister on New Year's Day, team director Ravi Shastri spoke to Ayaz Memon about MS Dhoni's retirement from Test cricket and the side's future

MS Dhoni's tactical moves could make you pull your hair out but off the field, he brought trust to the Indian dressing room. He could let Test matches drift, but his control of his team was absolute

The Indian opener does not play the horizontal-bat shots, but he has a good record in Australia regardless

MS Dhoni left his Test team much like he led it - without fanfare and an overt display of emotion. Indian cricket will know what it has lost only after he is gone

Attack has been a good slave for India's batsmen this series, but they shouldn't let it become a bad master

All his cricketing life MS Dhoni has been obsessed with keeping the emotion out of it. He was never going to make leaving an emotional act. No farewell Test, speech or even press conference. Boom. Gone

A look back at the key numbers from MS Dhoni's Test career, as batsman, captain, and wicketkeeper

Five of MS Dhoni's best innings in Test cricket

The cricket world reacts to MS Dhoni's retirement from Test cricket

Stats highlights from the fifth day of the third Test between Australia and India in Melbourne

For long a contributor to India's lack of control with the ball, Ishant Sharma has become far more accurate. The rest of the fast-bowling attack, however, still remains wayward

Since the 2009 Ashes, several poor Australian performances have been masked by their bowlers, who have had to do both their job as well as that of their batsmen

Stats highlights from the fourth day of the third Test between India and Australia in Melbourne

It was in Australia in 2011 that Virat Kohli announced himself as an emerging talent in Test cricket. Now, as the leader of a young batting group, he has owned the stage

Australian teams were renowned for their exceptional catching and fielding. This side is letting those standards slide

Stats highlights from the third day of the third Test between India and Australia in Melbourne

Ajinkya Rahane was part of India's bench strength for several series before he finally got his opportunity. He's made it count on the most testing tours