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Pujara's changes to succeed against short balls

From Cheteshwar Pujara's tactics against the short balls, to the England seamers' line against M Vijay, Aakash Chopra examines the technical talking points from the first day in Visakhapatnam

17-Nov-2016•Aakash Chopra

Left-arm's the charm

If you're an England selector looking to pick a spinner to take to India, history shows you're probably better off with a leftie

17-Nov-2016•Crispin Andrews

Momentum, 'schmomentum' in Visakhapatnam

England were the better team in the drawn Rajkot Test, but the series is still 0-0 and India are still playing at home, on a Visakhapatnam pitch that looks likely to favour their strengths

16-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Visakhapatnam

Best match figures for Maharashtra, and Rohan Prem's prolific season

16-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

Too much grass, says Kohli; perfect pitch, says Shah

While Virat Kohli said the liberal amount of grass on the Rajkot track was a factor in India's lack of dominance in the Test, SCA secretary Niranjan Shah called it a pitch fit for five days of Test cricket

14-Nov-2016•Nagraj Gollapudi

How effective are India's bowlers on batting pitches?

14-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu

Putting a masters degree on hold for cricket

When he got a long-awaited call-up to the Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy side, VB Chandrasekhar ensured he made the most of it, even if it meant putting academics on the backburner

14-Nov-2016•VB Chandrasekhar

India learn the value of the dead bat

Given the choice, India prefer to be aggressive and take their chances with a fourth-innings target. In Rajkot, however, led by Virat Kohli's excellent balance, they acquainted themselves with the art of batting for time

14-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

England lay down a marker for competitive series

They may have fallen just short of victory, but England can leave Rajkot hugely encouraged by their performance

13-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Rajkot

Haseeb takes the backward and forward approach

From Haseeb's spin tactics to Cook's captaincy, Aakash Chopra examines the technical talking points from day five in Rajkot

13-Nov-2016•Aakash Chopra

How England's spinners outbowled India's

The stats and milestones from the final day's play in the first Test between India and England at Rajkot

13-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

Yuzvendra Chahal's stock on the rise

After having spent a better part of the last seven years on the fringes, the Haryana legspinner is finally graduating from being a short-format option to an all-weather bowler

12-Nov-2016•Arun Venugopal

Ashwin the allrounder stands in for Ashwin the bowler

By making up for his lack of wickets with a classy half-century, India's lead spinner may have hauled his side towards safety on a Rajkot deck that hasn't yet sprung to life

12-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Composed Hameed signals England's long search may be over

Haseeb Hameed's impressive Test debut has fired England's optimism that this time they have found an opener to be reckoned with

12-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Rajkot

The shine on show, and the sixth-bowler advantage

From Ashwin's technique against spin to the drawback of Rashid's run-up, Aakash Chopra examines the technical talking points from day four in Rajkot

12-Nov-2016•Aakash Chopra

India concede lead at home after four years

12-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

Vijay and Pujara show the strength of their bond

Two of India's Test-match specialists showed the importance of their old-school methods to haul their side into contention at Rajkot

11-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Pujara reads the script to thrill his home crowd

Cheteshwar Pujara gave the crowd the very thing they would have been hoping for since they realised Test cricket was finally coming to Rajkot

11-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

No lack of resolve as England attack plays the long game

Despite the lack of tangible reward on a tough third day, England's seamers and spinners both displayed an admirable attitude to keep India waiting

11-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Rajkot

Pujara's footwork, Vijay's balance

Aakash Chopra examines the techniques of India's centurions and praises Chris Woakes' use of the crease in his analytical observations from the third day of the Rajkot Test

11-Nov-2016•Aakash Chopra

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