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After the fireworks of the first two days, the cricket slowed down with neither side making a push for a win

Stats highlights for the third day's play in Bangalore

Sidharth Monga on the small-town venues where Maharashtra have been playing their home games

Pathan may not be a permanent part of India's Test plans just yet but a few wickets, on the back of his solid batting, will pose a pleasant problem for the selectors

Stats highlights from the second day of the Bangalore Test

With their 300-run stand, Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly moved India from a precarious 61 for 4 to a position of strength

With the injury to Shoaib Akhtar, and Pakistan's decision to stick to only four specialist bowlers, meant Pakistan allowed India, as well as the series, out of their grasp on the opening day

Yuvraj Singh's 169 was outstanding both for the manner in which he scored the runs and for the situation in which they came

Stats highlights from the first day of the Bangalore Test

Wasim Jaffer on consistency, making comebacks to the Indian side and maturing as a batsman

Pakistan couldn't have picked a better venue in India on which to play a must-win Test

A statistical preview to the third Test between India and Pakistan in Bangalore

What Rajasthan lack in experience, they hope to make up for with spirit

During an 11-year first-class career, Bhaskar earned a reputation as a hungry man known for his smooth, old-school batting and effortless approach at the crease

Stats highlights from the final day's play between India and Pakistan in Kolkata

On the final day of the second Test, Younis, albeit filling the captain's post in the absence of Shoaib Malik, showed tremendous leadership

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan looks at how the ICL is helping give fielding and fitness in Indian domestic cricket a shot in the arm

Anand Vasu analyses Misbah-ul-Haq's unbeaten 161 which saved Pakistan the embarassment of a follow-on

The slow, low batting tracks on view at Delhi and Kolkata may give India the series but won't help their batsmen on the tour of Australia later this month

Rajasthan have invested in the youth and are willing to withstand initial failures