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Innate confidence helps Pant face tough initiation

Initiated into Test cricket almost by accident, Rishabh Pant has faced up to tough situations with a positive attitude and a determination to enjoy his moment in the sun

04-Jan-2019•Sidharth Monga at the SCG

The puzzle of Mitchell's stark struggles

The Australia quick's recent dip may well be an issue of form or confidence, not helped by the team's ball-management policy and the batting

04-Jan-2019•Melinda Farrell at the SCG

Pant roars into record books with second Test ton

No other wicketkeeper in Test history has managed these many centuries aged 21 or below

04-Jan-2019•Bharath Seervi

Pujara makes the case for defence

Pujara's success in Australia goes much deeper than the 30 hours he has spent at the crease so far in this series. It is the triumph of a batting genre

03-Jan-2019•Sidharth Monga in Sydney

Patient Pujara blunts Australia on his way to record books

During his unbeaten 130, Pujara became the first batsman since Geoffrey Boycott in 1970-71 to face 200-plus balls on four occasions in a series in Australia

03-Jan-2019•Gaurav Sundararaman

'Cheteshwar Pujara the difference between the two teams'

Adelaide. Melbourne. Sydney. Twitter applauded Cheteshwar Pujara after his third hundred in the ongoing Australia-India Test series

03-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Stump-mic fantasy comes true as Pant turns Paine's babysitter

01-Jan-2019•ESPNcricinfo staff

Bumrah: a wise, autonomous freak

Armed with an unorthodox action and a sharp bowling brain, Jasprit Bumrah has staked legit claims to being the best bowler in the world across formats

01-Jan-2019•Sidharth Monga

India's fast bowlers make the big leap

Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma and Mohammed Shami led the way in a year when India's fast bowlers came of age

31-Dec-2018•Hemant Brar

Kohli sits back and listens as bowlers dictate terms

Overseas wins used to seem like miracles to Indian fans not too long ago. With the attack the team has now, this is no longer the case

30-Dec-2018•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

Virat Kohli joins Sourav Ganguly on top of India's away pile

Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant also hit the statistical heights during India's win at the MCG

30-Dec-2018•Gaurav Sundararaman

Mumbai's 'Crisis man' Siddhesh Lad living the dream

Whenever Mumbai have been in trouble in recent times, Lad has stood up and has almost always helped his team to victory or safety

29-Dec-2018•Vishal Dikshit

Has Jadeja done enough to be lead spinner overseas?

If Ashwin is fully fit for Sydney, and if the pitch demands only one spinner, India might have an interesting decision to make

29-Dec-2018•Sidharth Monga in Melbourne

Australia slip well behind India in old-ball duel

The numbers show Bumrah, Ishant and Shami have been markedly more effective at using the ageing Kookaburra than Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood

29-Dec-2018•Daniel Brettig at the MCG

Five reasons why Kohli didn't enforce the follow-on

Despite having a 292-run lead, Virat Kohli decided to bat in the third innings against Australia at the MCG. These are the probable reasons why

28-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

India's perfect team effort produces near-perfect day

India burst through the tiny opening left by a side that let its guard down on a supposedly dull pitch, and that was all down to their fine planning and execution

28-Dec-2018•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

A dream year for Bumrah and India's quicks

Bumrah's 2018 tally of 45 wickets is the highest by an Indian bowler in away Tests, and he could become the fastest Indian pacer to 50 Test wickets

28-Dec-2018•Gaurav Sundararaman

Reactions: 'Bumrah, bowling equivalent of the 360-degree batsman'

What they said about Jasprit Bumrah's unplayable slower ball to Shaun Marsh

28-Dec-2018•ESPNcricinfo staff

Resourceful Cummins abides with Australia's needs

The dropped chance aside, Pat Cummins once again showed his value to the Australia side, whether it was with his intelligent bowling or his readiness to bat as nightwatchman

27-Dec-2018•Daniel Brettig in Melbourne

The year of Cheteshwar Pujara's blossoming

His place in the side has never been entirely secure, but three away hundreds in 2018 have given India's No. 3 some hard-earned and well-deserved breathing room

27-Dec-2018•Sidharth Monga at the MCG

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