Takawale stitched 107 runs with Abhijit Dey (33) for the fourth wicket from 36.5 overs to begin the repair work.
Saxena scored 118 runs off 241 balls and hit 14 boundaries in his impressive innings before he was found plumb in front
Bengal bowlers bowled well but couldn't contain the offensive from the visitor's tail.
Injury-ravaged Clarke was earlier doubtful to the play in the first Test against India.
Smith, aged 25 years and 195 days, becomes Australia's youngest Test captain since Kim Hughes.
Security around Indian cricketers has been beefed up in Brisbane owing to the hostage crisis in Sydney.
Ahmed Shehzad and stand-in skipper Shahid Afridi batted Kiwis out of the match to take the lead in 5-match series.
The right-handed batsman who played a crucial role in Adelaide will be Australia's 45th Test skipper.
With trauma of Pakistan loss still fresh in their minds, India lose 2-1 in bronze-medal playoff
Darling was roped into opening the batting for Australia in Test at a time the senior players were away playing Packer cricket.
India continue to struggle against spin overseas, with Australia’s off-spinner being the tormentor in Adelaide.
Andhra reduce Kerala to 202/7 on Day 1; Assam 133/6 after Day 1 against Jharkhand.
Rush bags five-for to put Gujarat on top against Odhisa; Haryana vs Maharashtra affected by rain.
Praveen Kumar and Ashoke Dinda were the star performers for their respective sides on the first day.
Only the fourth Indian to score twin hundreds in a Test, Kohli almost took India to an improbable victory.
Kohli jumped 11 spots while Murali Vijay, who scored 53 and 99, has jumped eight places to 28th position.
Clarke had created quite a flutter on Saturday by saying that his cricketing future has been thrown into jeopardy.
Shaun Marsh will replace Clarke for the second Test match to be played at the Gabba beginning on Dec 17.
Kohli's inability to keep his emotions in check during an altercation on Day 4 of the match raised some concerns.
It might sound a little strange for Ranji trophy is a four-day affair but considering this is the only tournament Tiwary, Uthappa and Pandey will play before the World Cup.
After a shock defeat against J&K in the first round, 40-time champions seek to regain lost confidence as they take on Railways
"I’d love to take part in the tri-series, I’d love to take part in the World Cup,” said a shaky Clarke.
It’s become a cliché of sorts, tagging every Test win on foreign soil as the birth of a new epoch.
Kohli played Lyon like he was the Duracell Bunny, hyper-actively moving around in his crease and the pitch.
The 3 players were charged under Level 1 Article 2.1.8 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players.



