'Kohli needs a strong, contradictory sounding board'

Sanjay Manjrekar, Ajit Agarkar and Aakash Chopra review the India-SA series

Downbeat on the South Africa beat

Firdose Moonda battles spoilsport cops on the weary last leg of South Africa's dismal tour of India

A series to talk to your shrink about

Andy Zaltzman: The numbers in Nagpur will do your head in

To flip or not to flip?

Numbers Game: Has winning the toss given the home team a huge advantage in the last 15 years?

Brimful of Bangalore

Diary: It drips all week but Firdose Moonda is not easily deterred

The beast from Pretoria

Jarrod Kimber: When AB de Villiers is in his element, he monsters time, space and the laws of physics to further his dominance in a craft he is already impossibly good at

'I've let go of that fear of failing'

AB de Villiers analyses his batting and hits several theories out of the park

The complete batsman

Numbers Game: AB de Villiers has conquered different conditions, and his Test average in the last eight years makes him the best in this format as well

Five puppies, four colleagues, two cities, one Test

Diary: Firdose Moonda takes in Mumbai's nightlife and explores Chandigarh on a bicycle

India v spin: a struggle like never before

Numbers Don't Lie: Since 2012, overseas spinners have thrived against India

Jimmy Cook's short spell

He faced South Africa's first ball in international cricket on readmission and their first ball in a home Test soon after. Unfortunately, it didn't go much further

Why Gandhi would have been appalled by the Gandhi-Mandela Trophy

Ramachandra Guha: Unlike Mandela, the Indian revolutionary disregarded not just cricket but sport in general all his life

Steyn's Asian marvel

Numbers Game: South Africa's success in the continent is largely owed to the leader of their pace attack

Does Dhoni care about winning now?

Sanjay Manjrekar: He seems to have let the pursuit of results change his captaincy

What makes AB tick?

Ask the Insider: Aakash Chopra deconstructs de Villiers' technique

'To play big shots, you need a stable base'

Ask the Insider: Aakash Chopra on what it takes to go long in the death overs

Bhuvneshwar needs to stick to swing

Sanjay Manjrekar: Chasing after speed has affected his bowling

India's T20 problem

Sidharth Monga: Their batting order doesn't offer enough variety

Steyn v Anderson in Asia

Numbers Don't Lie: Who is the better bowler in challenging overseas conditions?

The makeshift opener who batted and batted

In Kanpur in 2004, Andrew Hall gave South Africa belief that they could wear India down at home. By Luke Alfred

Dane Vilas ready for a starring role

The India tour gives the SA keeper another chance at sealing his spot in the national team. By Firdose Moonda