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Marks out of ten for the Test series between South Africa and India that was drawn 1-1

India's bowlers found their straps in an unrivalled atmosphere at the Eden Gardens to prevail in a thrilling encounter

Harbhajan Singh's match haul of eight wickets took his tally at Eden Gardens to 46 in eight Tests, the highest by any bowler

VVS Laxman's style of forcing the opposition to retreat is perhaps not as in your face as MS Dhoni's, but it's as effective

Despite cricket's following increasing manifold since Sachin Tendulkar made his debut, Virender Sehwag remains the only one of the generation that watched him avidly to mature into a truly world-class batsman

Going by past stats at Eden Gardens, VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh could be in for more runs and wickets in the second Test against South Africa

The man who has been a facilitator to the fast bowlers today stepped up and made himself count

The roots of this debacle go back to some frankly ludicrous selection. Having made such a pig's ear of picking the 15, the selectors deserve every bit of criticism that will come their way over the coming days

Paul Harris' outside-leg-stump line was perfect in the context of the game, as none of the Indian batsmen figured out how to score runs against him

A weak batting line-up was brutally exposed by a devastating spell of fast bowling

Dale Steyn has taken 13 five-fors in 37 Tests, a rate matches by very few bowlers over the last 40 years

Minor selection issues converge to become major headache for India

A day before his expected India Test debut, S Badrinath was put through his paces at the nets

South Africa have a 4-4 win-loss record in India, and the key has been their ability to largely keep the Indian batting line-up in check

An intriguing contest has built up between India and South Africa, with the intensity found on the field of play rather than in the stands

South Africa's bowlers are fully aware of the damage this man can inflict if he gets going

If Bangladesh view this series as an opportunity lost, then there is hope for progress. They stood up to India on a few occasions but lost the plot under pressure, and were let down by their own weakness

A series between the top-rankers and the wooden-spoon holders of Test cricket was not expected to set the pulse racing, but India did their bit to spark some interest into a series that they ultimately won convincingly

To say Zaheer Khan was all over Bangladesh would be an understatement - he owned them today

There are two Yuvrajs. The confident one that turns up for ODIs and the imposter that stutters out for the Tests. Who will turn up in Mirpur?