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(c)Cricinfo en-gb https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114700/114774.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/450268.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/450268.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-450268 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Over the last three years he has, quite magically, turned back the clock, displaying the intensity, hunger and sheer genius that many thought had been lost forever https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114600/114667.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/450014.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/450014.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-450014 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tendulkar has given an adoring nation everything it has asked for and still managed to keep his game and his ambitions pure https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114600/114699.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/449959.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/449959.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449959 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114600/114682.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/449894.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/449894.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449894 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A selection of tributes on Sachin Tendulkar's double-century https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114600/114674.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/449882.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/449882.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449882 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hunting and fishing are still part of his life but the rawness and inconsistency have dropped away and Steyn has emerged as one of the best fast bowlers in the world https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/92300/92333.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/449681.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/449681.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449681 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114500/114578.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/449511.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/449511.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449511 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marks out of ten for the Test series between South Africa and India that was drawn 1-1 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113800/113834.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/449106.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/449106.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449106 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's rotation policy, which allocates Tests to venues, is obsolete and needs ruthless, radical change https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114000/114091.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/449096.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/449096.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-449096 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's lead spinner's major problem in the last four years has been his display in home Tests. Can the Kolkata performance spark a revival? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114300/114310.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/448977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/448977.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448977 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hashim Amla was the last South African standing after his vigil lasted a minute short of 500, but he was not playing for time and grinding it out. Instead, it is his bloody-mindedness, an antithesis to the fast-paced approach of the Twenty20 age https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114300/114312.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448978.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448978.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448978 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's bowlers found their straps in an unrivalled atmosphere at the Eden Gardens to prevail in a thrilling encounter https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114300/114305.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh's match haul of eight wickets took his tally at Eden Gardens to 46 in eight Tests, the highest by any bowler https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114300/114309.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448921.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448921.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448921 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114300/114310.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114200/114227.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448750.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448750.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448750 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT VVS Laxman's style of forcing the opposition to retreat is perhaps not as in your face as MS Dhoni's, but it's as effective https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114100/114179.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448553.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448553.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448553 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114100/114177.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448547.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448547.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448547 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite cricket's following increasing manifold since Sachin Tendulkar made his debut, Virender Sehwag remains the only one of the generation that watched him avidly to mature into a truly world-class batsman https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114100/114122.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448410.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448410.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448410 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114100/114128.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448401.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448401.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448401 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/114000/114073.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Even the best batsmen are troubled by late swing. Why waste time finding ways to reverse the old ball when the new one can be just as damaging? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113700/113727.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/448084.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/448084.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448084 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Going by past stats at Eden Gardens, VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh could be in for more runs and wickets in the second Test against South Africa https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448005.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/448005.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-448005 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT One is yet to prove his first-class credentials, the other did not get a chance to prove his skills behind the stumps in Nagpur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109500/109557.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/447858.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/447858.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447858 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The roots of this debacle go back to some frankly ludicrous selection. Having made such a pig's ear of picking the 15, the selectors deserve every bit of criticism that will come their way over the coming days https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113800/113896.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447620.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447620.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447620 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The man who has been a facilitator to the fast bowlers today stepped up and made himself count https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113800/113884.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/447617.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/447617.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447617 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Paul Harris' outside-leg-stump line was perfect in the context of the game, as none of the Indian batsmen figured out how to score runs against him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113800/113899.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/447616.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/447616.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447616 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113800/113894.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447601.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447601.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447601 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A weak batting line-up was brutally exposed by a devastating spell of fast bowling https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113800/113829.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447467.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447467.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447467 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Dale Steyn has taken 13 five-fors in 37 Tests, a rate matches by very few bowlers over the last 40 years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113800/113853.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447464.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447464.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447464 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113800/113840.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447434.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447434.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447434 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113700/113799.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447311.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447311.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447311 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Minor selection issues converge to become major headache for India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/81800/81826.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447209.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447209.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447209 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113700/113743.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A day before his expected India Test debut, S Badrinath was put through his paces at the nets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113700/113717.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa have a 4-4 win-loss record in India, and the key has been their ability to largely keep the Indian batting line-up in check https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110376.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447047.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/447047.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-447047 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An intriguing contest has built up between India and South Africa, with the intensity found on the field of play rather than in the stands https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/70400/70486.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/446986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/446986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446986 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT South Africa's bowlers are fully aware of the damage this man can inflict if he gets going https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/88800/88893.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/446892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/446892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ten years after an infamous first visit to Nagpur, South Africa are set to return there. This time they have their backs against the wall https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113600/113646.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/446759.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/446759.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446759 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The younger Morkel brother is now more confident of his role in the team and can't wait to team up with Dale Steyn against India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/111700/111743.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/446620.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/446620.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446620 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Deficiency in the spin department can hurt South Africa's prospects in the Test series, and their current spin options haven't shown much promise https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/112400/112444.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/446648.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/indvrsa2010/content/story/446648.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-446648 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT