It was Solanki who suggested to his county to sign up Zaheer, a decision that led to Worcestershire being promoted to the first division. It also helped Zaheer regain his fitness and develop into a mature bowler with more variations in his armoury

A steady drizzle washed out what promised to be a thrilling run-chase, with the Indians starting positively in pursuit of 297

The lesser lights will be expected to sparkle in Northampton, when India take on England Lions in a one-day warm-up on Saturday

India did well to overcome the tough conditions to finish with a crushing win. It was Dravid who struck the winning runs but the youngsters around him can take heart from a satisfying day out

Dravid's Scottish honeymoon produced 600 runs at 66.66. He even threatened to buy a kilt.

Forty eight hours ago an Atlantic storm lashed Glasgow so furiously that the picturesque Clydesdale Cricket Club, the venue for India's first-ever one-day international against Scotland, resembled a duck pond

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan reviews India's Test series and rates the players as they contributed

No one team member could lay claim to this series being theirs, it belonged to everyone in the India squad

Anil Kumble was in the thick of things again - this time with bat in hand. By Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Rahul Dravid applauded the combined team effort that gave India a rare series triumph in England

Rahul Dravid's innings, drawn out over two hours and twenty minutes, encapsulated his decision not to enforce the follow-on: defensive but perfectly understandable

Mike Brearley talks to Siddhartha Vaidyanathan about the essentials of good captaincy

India's bowlers have undoubtedly generated more aerial movement and have out-swung England's swing bowlers

Plays of the Day from the third day's action at The Oval

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan on India's batting synchrony on the second day at The Oval

Dinesh Karthik's rebirth as an international cricketer, and the transformation into a specialist batsman, has been special. But his seamless transition from a fringe player to a vital member has been even more so

Anil Kumble reserves his best for the final Tests of the series and this Oval Test will be his final one in England

After the incidents at Trent Bridge, Sreesanth's omission from the one-day squad has wider implications

He has not had the best of tours, especially behind the stumps, but the typical Mahendra Singh Dhoni confidence refused to leave him after he was announced India's Twenty20 captain

Nick Cook, the former England left-arm spinner who had a sensational start to his career, has urged Monty Panesar to remain focussed on his cricket and not get carried away with his early success