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Aware of the competition among openers, the 28-year-old wants to make big runs to get into the India A reckoning

Even as the ICC mulls four-day Tests to make the longest version of the game more popular among its fans, the format itself seems to be shrinking organically

With Kuldeep Yadav also in the mix, Ashwin might end up sitting out the Jamaica Test even if India choose to field two spinners

After Jack Leach's heroics at Headingley, we look back at half-a-dozen other unlikely batting heroes

It turns out he always had the outswinger, but wasn't going to bowl until he was confident with it

In other records, Virat Kohli equalled MS Dhoni for most Test wins as India captain

The Maharashtra batsman was going through a lean patch when he decided to seek some advice. What happened next? A brilliant hundred in the Duleep Trophy

Jason Holder is 'extremely disappointed' with how the top order gets off to starts but does not step up

For these top performers of the day, whose names not many may have heard of in India's domestic circuit, Duleep Trophy is a window into the wider spectrum of cricket

Ninety-one Tests is a long time, but Ishant now has the control over his craft that observers were desperate to see team up with his unrelenting spirit

Curbing his template of an early counterattack, the India batsman stayed away from risk to help his team out of a precarious situation

The story of the fast bowler's arrest and subsequent life ban to now, when the ban has been reduced to seven years

Having got a fresh lease on his playing life, the 36-year old fast bowler wants to set an example

It will be India's first Test match in eight months, and while quite a few players select themselves, some spots remain up for grabs

What were the factors that led him to pip Mike Hesson, Tom Moody and the other contenders?

As batsman, coach, and the man who snagged MS Dhoni for CSK, VB Chandrasekhar possessed both daring and clear thinking

Don't speculate on his road ahead. Simply sit back and watch him do his thing

The India captain seems to love batting against West Indies; only Sachin Tendulkar has more centuries against a single opposition

You really go off for bad light when you've got floodlights? Also, can you re-evaluate your safety rules at the slightest hint of a drizzle?

The old merry-go-round continues with the start of the ODIs against West Indies in Guyana