Mumbai masala

Ask Steven: Level scores, six half-centuries, a hundred with a five-for, and another Tendulkar record

Does Kolkata still love Tests?

Fans aren't packing into Eden Gardens like they used to. Mudar Patherya suggests a few reasons why that may be

Forget the fans, Sachin

Ian Chappell: Tendulkar seems burdened by the expectations surrounding his latest milestone

West Indies in India 2011-12

Rohit says he has learned his game

He has earned a call-up to the India Test squad but knows he has to make chances count. By Nagraj Gollapudi

Oh no, not at Eden

Harsha Bhogle: The empty stands at the Kolkata Test have confirmed Test cricket has serious problems on its hands

Run-droughts, and Lara v Bravo

Numbers Game: Ponting and Gambhir's lean trots. And the uncanny similarities between two West Indies left-handers

No DRS, no drama

Sanjay Manjrekar: The Kotla Test showed that decisions unaided by technology don't always spell disaster, nor are they a mark of old-fashioned, rigid values

Enough about the wait for the hundredth

It's just another statistic for Sachin Tendulkar. And worrying about it won't make it come sooner. By Sharda Ugra

West Indies flub their best chance

Harsha Bhogle: They seem trapped in a mindset that dooms them to failure. India managed to get out of jail in Delhi

Brathwaite plans to take his time

The 18-year-old West Indies opener has his heart set on playing plenty of Test cricket. By Mohammad Isam

'India need to make the most of Yadav and Aaron'

Sanjay Manjrekar looks at India's two most exciting pace prospects, and other up-and- coming players

India needs to get bums on seats

Sanjay Manjrekar: Those with a stake in the game cannot sit back thinking TV rights will take care of everything

Those majestic West Indians

They pulverised India on tours here, but the home fans loved them regardless. By Dileep Premachandran

'An attempt to look forward'

Sanjay Manjrekar on India's squad for the first Test in the home series against West Indies