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Ashwin the allrounder stands in for Ashwin the bowler

By making up for his lack of wickets with a classy half-century, India's lead spinner may have hauled his side towards safety on a Rajkot deck that hasn't yet sprung to life

12-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Composed Hameed signals England's long search may be over

Haseeb Hameed's impressive Test debut has fired England's optimism that this time they have found an opener to be reckoned with

12-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Rajkot

The shine on show, and the sixth-bowler advantage

From Ashwin's technique against spin to the drawback of Rashid's run-up, Aakash Chopra examines the technical talking points from day four in Rajkot

12-Nov-2016•Aakash Chopra

India concede lead at home after four years

12-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

Vijay and Pujara show the strength of their bond

Two of India's Test-match specialists showed the importance of their old-school methods to haul their side into contention at Rajkot

11-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Pujara reads the script to thrill his home crowd

Cheteshwar Pujara gave the crowd the very thing they would have been hoping for since they realised Test cricket was finally coming to Rajkot

11-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

No lack of resolve as England attack plays the long game

Despite the lack of tangible reward on a tough third day, England's seamers and spinners both displayed an admirable attitude to keep India waiting

11-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Rajkot

Pujara's footwork, Vijay's balance

Aakash Chopra examines the techniques of India's centurions and praises Chris Woakes' use of the crease in his analytical observations from the third day of the Rajkot Test

11-Nov-2016•Aakash Chopra

Vijay-Pujara pass 2000 runs together

Stats highlights from Rajkot, where M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara were involved in another big partnership

11-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

Anything that can possibly go wrong...

A certain Murphy S. Law visited Rajkot for its debut Test, and spent rather more time around India's bowlers and fielders than they would have liked

10-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu

England not intimidated by spin

The visitors, led by Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali, proved to themselves - and to India- that they weren't spooked by the turning ball, and that had learned from the Dhaka debacle

10-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Rajkot

Widening cracks bode well for England

The case of the missing yorkers, and how Gautam Gambhir has made his open stance work are among Aakash Chopra's analytical observations from the second day of the Rajkot Test

10-Nov-2016•Aakash Chopra

A rare instance of three visiting centurions

Three centuries in a visiting team's innings is a rare sight in India, just like the expensive economy rates of the home team's spinners

10-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

Five lives

The catches that India put down in the first innings in Rajkot

10-Nov-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

India worn down by lack of wear and tear

Deprived of the chance to bat first and put massive runs on the board, India were forced to improvise in a bid to create pressure. And it didn't work

09-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Root rouses England from post-Dhaka depression

Joe Root and Moeen Ali combined to give England the best start they could have wished for, on a surface that will only get harder for batting

09-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Rajkot

Joe Root defies conventional wisdom

R Ashwin's angle of attack and the slip fielders' conundrum also feature in Aakash Chopra's analytical observations from the first day of the Rajkot Test

09-Nov-2016•Aakash Chopra

Root breaks three-year drought for tourists

Not since 2013 had a visiting batsman scored a century in a Test in India

09-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

How not to use the DRS

England have a lot of experience using the DRS, but you might not have guessed as much from their early referrals on the review system's Test debut in India

09-Nov-2016•Sidharth Monga

Shami gives Kohli his cruise control

Fit, fast and attacking the stumps, Mohammad Shami will ensure England get no respite when India's spinners take a break

08-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

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