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No backing off from made-to-order pitches

The likelihood of sanctions against the Wanderers for the pitch it produced for the third Test against India will not deter South Africa from continuing to ask curators to prepare surfaces to favour their pace attack

28-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda

Battered and bruised Elgar says Test should have been called off

Despite playing arguably his finest Test innings, Dean Elgar suggested too great a risk had been taken with player safety when play was allowed to continue

27-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda at the Wanderers

This win will be remembered for a long time - Kohli

India's captain felt vindicated in his assessment that India came close to winning in the first two Tests of this series after a "sweet" win in Johannesburg that he compared with Lord's 2014

27-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

India end series with triumph on extremely tough pitch

India couldn't dismiss Dean Elgar at all, but found a way around him to complete their third Test win in South Africa

27-Jan-2018•The Report by Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

Wanderers not far from facing serious sanctions

Officials at the Wanderers would have breathed a sigh of relief when play resumed on the fourth morning but they should not hold their breath on an all-clear

27-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Umpires to remain alert for pitch behaviour

The match referee will not compromise the safety of the players. If it continues to behave dangerously, the match could still be called off

27-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

We asked for pace and bounce, not grass - Gibson

South Africa coach Ottis Gibson insisted that while they asked for surfaces that would assist their pace attack, the exaggerated bounce and lateral movement was unexpected

26-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Challenging pitch, but not dangerous - Rahane

The batsman insisted the ball that hit Dean Elgar in the helmet did not behave in an extraordinary manner, and said India, having 'prepared turners' for the home series against South Africa in 2015-16, had expected to play on pitches like this one at the

26-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

Test match set to resume after uneven-bounce deliberations

The umpires took the players off 19 minutes before scheduled stumps on day three because of concerns over their safety, but after a meeting between the match referee and the two captains, it has been decided to resume play as scheduled on day four

26-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga and Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

What we know after a bruising day at the Wanderers

All the talking points from the third day at the Wanderers, which was marked by inconsistent bounce and batsmen getting hit on the body

26-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

The pitch gives the physios a workout

In less than three days, the physios were called upon seven times to treat batsmen hurt by deliveries that misbehaved on the Wanderers pitch

26-Jan-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kohli, Rahane and lower order put India on top

India closed in on a rare Test win in conditions that required courage, skill and some luck, but one hit too many to the batsmen forced the umpires to take the players off the field with South Africa 17 for 1 chasing an improbable 241

26-Jan-2018•The Report by Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

'You can get out every ball here' - Amla

The South Africa batsman has admitted that batsmen have not been able to settle in on the Wanderers' pitch for the ongoing Test, but would not be drawn into calling conditions extreme

25-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Bumrah: We expected wickets to fall in bunches

The India fast bowler reflected on the importance of discipline and simplicity on a bowler-friendly wicket like the one at Wanderers

25-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

India have noses ahead in second-innings shootout

Jasprit Bumrah picked up five wickets and Bhuvneshwar Kumar three as India kept South Africa to a seven-run lead despite a masterful 61 from Hashim Amla

25-Jan-2018•The Report by Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

Got to keep yourself motivated on the sidelines - Phehlukwayo

The allrounder wasn't a frontunner to play in this series, or in Tests at all; but he made a valuable contribution on the first day

24-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

South Africa ahead after 11-wicket day

Virat Kohli attacked with luck, Cheteshwar Pujara defended and defended solidly, both got fifties in tough batting conditions, but a lower-order collapse gave South Africa the upper hand as India went from 144 for 4 to 187 all out

24-Jan-2018•The Report by Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

'Wanderers has been a special venue for us' - Kohli

India's captain hopes his team can take inspiration from past deeds at the Bullring, particularly the Test match they dominated for large periods on their 2013-14 tour of South Africa

23-Jan-2018•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

South Africa ponder all-pace attack at the Wanderers

On what is expected to be a spicy surface, the hosts could bench Keshav Maharaj and play either an extra batsman in Theunis de Bruyn or a seam-bowling allrounder in Andile Phehlukwayo

23-Jan-2018•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Can India maintain their unbeaten Wanderers record?

India have never lost a Test in Johannesburg, and they have never been whitewashed in South Africa. Both those records are under threat as the hosts push for 3-0 with a green pitch and overcast conditions to aid them

23-Jan-2018•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

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