Sidharth Monga

India seem to have managed their transition to a new generation of players reasonably well but there are gaps to fill

India have shown they have the batting to win series overseas if they can find fit, robust and skillful fast bowlers

Ajinkya Rahane displayed how versatile his batting is during his innings of 96 in Durban, and is possibly India's biggest gain of the tour

This 1-0 series defeat for India has in many ways exceeded the expectations off this young and inexperienced team, but MS Dhoni knows they had put themselves in positions to do much better

The work on the India quicks' legs finally began to show, but their fate in this series now depends on how their batsmen fare on a challenging final day

Overseas success has been rare for Indian spinners of late, but Ravindra Jadeja enjoyed a good helping in Durban on day three courtesy his steadfast accuracy and occasional turn

Zaheer Khan used to be a tailender who could contribute with the bat, but he does not seem to have the will to tough it out anymore

M Vijay can look a star or a pretender, but in Durban today he produced a pivotal innings which may very well set the platform for more to come

On their last two South Africa tours, India fell short of series wins after coming into the decider all square. Will it be different this time?

Cheteshwar Pujara said South Africa had more reason to be disappointed after Wanderers

India's bowlers ran themselves into the ground in their effort to win the Johannesburg Test. In three days' time, they may have to do it all over again

While we're left wondering what might have been had either team pushed for a win in the final stages of a wonderful Test match, we'd do well to remember that it's difficult for players to take calls that could possibly undo five days of hard work

Virat Kohli and Graeme Smith both expressed their surprise at the other team not going for the win in the final few stages of the Test

Though India are in a strong position, Cheteshwar Pujara, who scored his first overseas century to almost bat South Africa out of the Johannesburg Test, feels there is work is yet to be done

Zaheer Khan and Graeme Smith have history, but the batsman survived the latest chapter of their ongoing duel

The skill and acumen exhibited by Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli in the Johannesburg Test befit batsmen who have had much longer stints in Test cricket

Zaheer Khan has shown over the past year that he cherishes his India Test spot enough to make any sacrifice to regain it, and the work he did in that period - on his fitness and his bowling - has paid rich dividends for him and his team in Johannesburg

The team has slipped from promising positions in overseas Tests in the past, but the Zaheer Khan-led bowling attack helped India maintain a firm grip on the second day

Virat Kohli, who scored 119 in his first Test in South Africa, said that his plan was to take the attack to the South African bowlers

In difficult conditions against one of the world's best attacks, Virat Kohli remained unfazed, played his own game, and showed India could compete