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Vijay-Pujara pass 2000 runs together

Stats highlights from Rajkot, where M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara were involved in another big partnership

11-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

Anything that can possibly go wrong...

A certain Murphy S. Law visited Rajkot for its debut Test, and spent rather more time around India's bowlers and fielders than they would have liked

10-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu

England not intimidated by spin

The visitors, led by Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali, proved to themselves - and to India- that they weren't spooked by the turning ball, and that had learned from the Dhaka debacle

10-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Rajkot

Widening cracks bode well for England

The case of the missing yorkers, and how Gautam Gambhir has made his open stance work are among Aakash Chopra's analytical observations from the second day of the Rajkot Test

10-Nov-2016•Aakash Chopra

A rare instance of three visiting centurions

Three centuries in a visiting team's innings is a rare sight in India, just like the expensive economy rates of the home team's spinners

10-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

Five lives

The catches that India put down in the first innings in Rajkot

10-Nov-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

India worn down by lack of wear and tear

Deprived of the chance to bat first and put massive runs on the board, India were forced to improvise in a bid to create pressure. And it didn't work

09-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Root rouses England from post-Dhaka depression

Joe Root and Moeen Ali combined to give England the best start they could have wished for, on a surface that will only get harder for batting

09-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Rajkot

Joe Root defies conventional wisdom

R Ashwin's angle of attack and the slip fielders' conundrum also feature in Aakash Chopra's analytical observations from the first day of the Rajkot Test

09-Nov-2016•Aakash Chopra

Root breaks three-year drought for tourists

Not since 2013 had a visiting batsman scored a century in a Test in India

09-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

How not to use the DRS

England have a lot of experience using the DRS, but you might not have guessed as much from their early referrals on the review system's Test debut in India

09-Nov-2016•Sidharth Monga

Test cricket comes to Rajkot

While there is a degree of excitement and nervous energy going around, nothing over the top awaits local boys Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja in what is a region with a rich cricketing history

09-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Fates align as Haseeb Hameed makes homecoming debut

Haseeb Hameed, England's 19-year-old Test debutant, will be playing both with and against his heroes in Rajkot tomorrow, in front of his Gujarat-based extended family

08-Nov-2016•George Dobell in Rajkot

Crisis man Karun Nair eyes the big time

Over the last two years he has proved himself in sticky situations in domestic cricket repeatedly. Can he deliver on the big stage?

08-Nov-2016•Nagraj Gollapudi

Shami gives Kohli his cruise control

Fit, fast and attacking the stumps, Mohammad Shami will ensure England get no respite when India's spinners take a break

08-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

Rishabh Pant hits 48-ball hundred

The Delhi batsman has been in terrific form this season - scoring a lot of runs at a rapid strike rate

08-Nov-2016•Bharath Seervi

Kohli transformed since failure in England

Virat Kohli has said he was "thankful" for India's tour of England in 2014, when he totalled 135 runs in five Tests, because it has led to his becoming a "really improved cricketer"

08-Nov-2016•Alagappan Muthu in Rajkot

England - the best visitors to India since 2000

England's win-loss record in India since 2000 is the best among visiting teams, and they are the only visitors to have won a series in the country in the last 10 years

08-Nov-2016•Shiva Jayaraman

India v England: the match-ups to watch

The newbies. The keepers. The star batsmen. The spinners. Plenty to look out for in this marquee series

08-Nov-2016•Alan Gardner

Cook versus Ashwin, Root versus Jadeja

India's spinners have been rampant at home, and the onus will be on Alastair Cook and Joe Root to negate them

07-Nov-2016•Gaurav Sundararaman

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