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While most of the ground at the Chinnaswamy Stadium was unaffected by rain, a few damp spots caused by sweating under the covers, played spoilsport

Plus: most successive Tests since debut, and most 150-plus scores

An Indian fan couldn't have asked for more on day one: great weather, spinners running riot and a fighting knock from a modern great

After being completely outplayed on the opening day, South Africa would not have minded an extra day off to reflect on their mistakes and plot an unlikely coup to get back into the series

Sanjay Manjrekar looks at the key points from the first day of the second Test between India and South Africa in Bangalore

South Africa looked to take the attack to India's spinners, but it backfired with only AB de Villiers showing staying and scoring powers even though the pitch did not have any demons

Stats highlights from the first day's play between India and South Africa in Bangalore where AB de Villiers fell 15 short of a century in his 100th Test

When AB de Villiers is in his element, he monsters time, space and the laws of physics to further a craft in which he is already far ahead of the rest of the world

South Africa have been pretty unlucky with injuries of late, but it has not been all bad. Here's a look at instances where injury-enforced absences have paved the way for unlikely success for the team

AB de Villiers stars in a series of how-to videos on a website called Cricketyard, where he explains his technique and the mental checklist he goes through to succeed as a batsman

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

Having Gurkeerat in their squad might help India hedge their bets to some extent on two seamers, two spinners, and a batting allrounder whose offspin is more than handy

To become a national treasure in South Africa, you have to be big, bold, beautiful, brave, believable, bashful and breathtaking. And if you are all of those things wrapped into one? You're AB de Villiers

Our correspondent samples Mumbai's nightlife, explores Chandigarh on two wheels, and makes canine friends

Much of South Africa's possible success in the rest of the Test series will depend on the efficiency of their relatively inexperienced openers: Dean Elgar and Stiaan van Zyl

You wouldn't know from these stats. Also: an unsuccessful Pakistan XI younger than Misbah

Batsmen from both sides made a turning Mohali surface look worse than it actually was, but the cricket it produced was one-dimensional. A series of this stature deserves a greater variety of skills to be on display

Imran Tahir has a wide repertoire of variations but has to blend that with consistency. To do so, he might also require delicate management

The visitors had been wary of the Mohali pitch well before the match even began and that played as much or a greater part in the unravelling