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India's teething troubles with DRS

They were quite terrible in the Pune Test with their use of DRS, but it would be inaccurate to say they are the worst

03-Mar-2017•Sidharth Monga, Shiva Jayaraman & Srinath Sripath

Rahul's altering approach to different pitches

KL Rahul is probably the only batsman in India's top five who can play the lofted shots as well as the sweeps and reverse sweeps and is unlikely to tone his game down on raging turners

02-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

Will Bangalore produce a flat and slow turner?

India are perhaps at their best when they can keep opposition bowlers out in the sun and test their ability to keep coming back for long spells in good batting conditions. Bangalore could produce that kind of contest

01-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bangalore

Australia's turnaround from Hobart loss to Pune win

The 'reality check' after their embarassing loss against South Africa boosted Australia to prepare harder in 'tough' Dubai conditions before their tour of India, says vice-captain David Warner

01-Mar-2017•Melinda Farrell

India look to solve catching jinx

India's slip cordon has seen a number of combinations in the last couple of years but they have not settled on one yet even as more catches are being dropped by close-in fielders in Tests

01-Mar-2017•Sidharth Monga

Nine deadly pitches

The Wanderers has become the ninth full-member pitch to be rated 'poor' or worse since the ICC introduced its pitch and outfield monitoring process

28-Feb-2017•Sidharth Monga

Sriram's familiarity with India gives Australia edge to adapt

Former India batsman Sridharan Sriram was the first recipient of the Border-Gavaskar scholarship long ago. Now he has played a part in Australia's first step towards retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

27-Feb-2017•Sidharth Monga in Pune

How the Pune pitch backfired for India

Even though the pitches at the MCA Stadium in Pune have usually been flat or have assisted seamers, preparing a rank turner for its Test debut meant there was an accident waiting to happen

26-Feb-2017•Sidharth Monga

How good was Australia's Pune victory?

There was a high degree of difficulty, but series will tell tale of just how great a Test win Pune was

26-Feb-2017•Daniel Brettig

The rabble that won

It was 4502 days since Australia won a Test in India. Few gave them a chance to do it this time. They responded in style

25-Feb-2017•Melinda Farrell in Pune

A mixed-up tale of two captains

Steven Smith's Australia were supposed to be left distraught by a nightmarish Pune pitch. Virat Kohli's India were supposed to continue on their merry way. That's not what happened

25-Feb-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Pune

India's struggles with reviews, defensive shots

Key numbers from the first Test, including Steve O'Keefe's control percentage and Australia's scoring pattern against R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja

25-Feb-2017•Bharath Seervi and Gaurav Sundararaman

A Steven Smith lesson on playing spin

The second-innings century, which steadily shut India out of the Pune Test, underlined the clarity and flexibility of Steven Smith's plans and his assessment of the conditions and the opposition

25-Feb-2017•Sidharth Monga in Pune

India - 212 runs, 20 wickets, 444 balls

Stats highlights from the third day in Pune where Australia wrapped up a comprehensive win against India

25-Feb-2017•Bharath Seervi

Starc showed why he is the best fast bowler

Aakash Chopra analyses Mitchell Starc's short and devastating spells on the second day

24-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

Possible difference between India, Australia: one metre

On a pitch that demanded a change of length instead of line, India's spinners seemed to have missed a trick by not bowling a fuller length

24-Feb-2017•Sidharth Monga in Pune

O'Keefe chooses the big stage to defy beliefs

In the past, Steve O'Keefe has dismissed Kevin Pietersen, Virat Kohli, and many more in first-class cricket. Yet Australia have consistently found reasons not to pick him

24-Feb-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Pune

India's worst ever seven-wicket collapse

As Steve O'Keefe raced his way to a six-wicket haul in Pune, India registered a record collapse

24-Feb-2017•Bharath Seervi

Renshaw shows maturity, trust in his game

Aakash Chopra dissects Matt Renshaw's well-crafted half-century on the opening day of the Pune Test

23-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

Australia trapped by their fear and loathing

Australia knew that the pitch for the first Test would spin, and it spun. Instead of bracing for the challenge, however, they ended up losing most of their wickets in a manner that had little to do with the track

23-Feb-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Pune

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