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'The whole Gaddafi Stadium was chanting my name'

L Balaji got plenty of fans when he toured Pakistan in 2004. Shoaib Akhtar wasn't one of them

18-Dec-2012•Interview by Nagraj Gollapudi

England renewed but problems for old India

Jonathan Trott's return to form echoed a triumph for his team that came in spite of conditions, precedent and circumstances

17-Dec-2012•George Dobell in Nagpur

A remarkable comeback win

Stats highlights from day five of the fourth Test in Nagpur

17-Dec-2012•Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan

India dissent ensures DRS issue rages on

An absence of technology available to everybody but the umpires is undermining the credibility of the sport

16-Dec-2012•George Dobell in Nagpur

Waiting and hoping

Excessive caution has hurt India several times in recent memory but in the morning session it reached new heights of absurdity

16-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

Series finally gains an edge

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day in Nagpur

16-Dec-2012•George Dobell in Nagpur

Summit in sight but Bresnan running out of puff

England will probably need to bat four sessions to secure a series win but their cause has not been helped by Tim Bresnan's continued poor form

15-Dec-2012•George Dobell in Nagpur

India's gritty boys

For contrasting reasons, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli were under pressure but they responded in the best possible manner to keep India in the Test

15-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

Kohli's coming of age

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day in Nagpur

15-Dec-2012•George Dobell in Nagpur

Hello, Rahane here, anyone listening?

My first-class average is 63.35. I have travelled a lot with the Indian team. When openers fail, I am not picked; when middle order fails, I am still not picked. I wonder if I am good enough for this beast called Test cricket

14-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

Tendulkar's nine lives

James Anderson has become the bowler to take Sachin Tendulkar's wicket most times in Tests. Here we plot Anderson's career by looking back at Sachin's nine lives

14-Dec-2012•George Dobell in Nagpur

MP recover from sting-operation scars

In their most challenging season, without TP Sudhindra and Mohnish Mishra, Madhya Pradesh are again in contention for a place in the Ranji knockouts. It is a remarkable feat after the tumult they have faced

14-Dec-2012•Amol Karhadkar

Joe takes Root in tenacious Test debut

Plays of the Day from the second day of the fourth Test between India and England in Nagpur

14-Dec-2012•George Dobell

A day of anti-cricket

This was just the sort of pitch that MS Dhoni has said he doesn't want, but it may just have given his side a chance after the slowness helped them contain England's scoring

13-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

Mixed results for India's gamble

Having gambled with a slow, low surface, India will be pleased with their position but an extra seamer and bowling last could mean England have the edge

13-Dec-2012•George Dobell in Nagpur

Cook suffers on Root's bow

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first day in Nagpur

13-Dec-2012•George Dobell in Nagpur

Why England's spinners are better

A look at why Panesar and Swann have outbowled Ojha and Ashwin in India

13-Dec-2012•Aakash Chopra

India's last bit of pride at stake

The home side enter the final in hope rather than expectation and need either a massive improvement, or a lot of luck, to draw the series

12-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

England close, but the back-slapping can wait

England are on the brink of something very special. To win a series in India, whatever the margin, would rate as high as any achievement in England's modern Test history

12-Dec-2012•George Dobell

Gambhir shrugs off his struggles

After almost three years without a Test century, India's once-feted opener has slumped into mediocrity and isn't facing up to his problem

10-Dec-2012•Sidharth Monga

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