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South Africa fight spin with fire but burn again

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

14-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Bangalore

Ashwin's 8, Jadeja's 51

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

14-Nov-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Ashwin, Jadeja spin out South Africa

14-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

The beast from Pretoria

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

14-Nov-2015•Jarrod Kimber

Can injury-hit South Africa find new heroes, again?

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

13-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Bangalore

Click and get coached by AB de Villiers

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

13-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda

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

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

12-Nov-2015•Interview by Sidharth Monga

Gurkeerat, latest piece in India's five-bowler jigsaw

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

12-Nov-2015•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bangalore

'Good oke' with the superstar sheen

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

12-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda

Five puppies, four colleagues, two cities, one Test

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

11-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda

South Africa openers central to solving batting puzzle

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

10-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Bangalore

Were New Zealand bad at the Gabba?

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

10-Nov-2015•Andy Zaltzman

Neither a bad pitch nor a good one

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

09-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga

The trick to unlocking Tahir

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

08-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda

SA feared the worst, they got the worst

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

07-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Mohali

Spin 34, pace 6

Stats highlights from the third day of the first Test between India and South Africa, in Mohali

07-Nov-2015•Bharath Seervi

Jadeja, Ashwin spin India to big win

07-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

South Africa's road warriors hit speed bump

In the last nine years, South Africa have been able to find a way when all roads seemed closed. But on the second day in Mohali, they hit a speed bump that has grown into something far more sizable

06-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Mohali

Ashwin's presence breeds India's belief

India's batsmen squandered the advantage of batting first on the opening day but R Ashwin was around to pick up the ball on the second day

06-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Ashwin becomes fastest Indian to 150 Test wickets

Stats highlights from the second day's play in Mohali where R Ashwin took yet another five-wicket haul.

06-Nov-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

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