Canberra, Oct 28 (UNI) Cricket, the most unpredictable of certainties, is once again being staged as a test of temperament and timing. India, riding on the crest of T20 supremacy, arrive at Canberra not merely to play a match but to defend an empire of confidence built over a year of irresistible form.

The figures flatter the narrative: unbeaten through the Asia Cup, crowned T20 World Champions, and unbeaten in five of their last six against the Australians. But the real story begins when the ball swings under Canberra’s cold skies and the Manuka Oval fans start to hum that old Australian tune — “we are never beaten at home.”

Suryakumar Yadav leads a side that looks like a reflection of India’s new cricketing mood — impatient, expressive, and unafraid of chaos. Abhishek Sharma, the lad

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