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Spinners thrive but South Africa struggle in Durban

A statistical summary of South Africa's record at Kingsmead, Durban

25-Dec-2013•Shiva Jayaraman

De Villiers: South Africa's man for all occasions

For a batsman who is better known for his flamboyance and strokeplay, AB de Villiers proved at the Wanderers that he also had the ability to drop anchor and rescue the team when the chips are down

23-Dec-2013•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Can India maintain their intensity?

India's bowlers ran themselves into the ground in their effort to win the Johannesburg Test. In three days' time, they may have to do it all over again

23-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga in Durban

Draw shows how much the Test meant

While we're left wondering what might have been had either team pushed for a win in the final stages of a wonderful Test match, we'd do well to remember that it's difficult for players to take calls that could possibly undo five days of hard work

22-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

Smith defends safety-first tactics

South Africa's captain supports Vernon Philander and Dale Steyn's decision to play it safe, in the face of criticism from the crowd and former players

22-Dec-2013•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Closest draws and India spinners drawing a blank

Stats highlights from one of the greatest draws, between South Africa and India at the Wanderers

22-Dec-2013•Shiva Jayaraman

Crafty bowler v tough batsman

Zaheer Khan and Graeme Smith have history, but the batsman survived the latest chapter of their ongoing duel

21-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

Steyn's worst Test figures

Stats highlights of the fourth day's play between South Africa and India at the Wanderers

21-Dec-2013•Shiva Jayaraman

Pujara passes 2000 runs in a year

Stats highlights of the third day's play between South Africa and India at the Wanderers

20-Dec-2013•Shiva Jayaraman

Pujara and Kohli defy expectations

The skill and acumen exhibited by Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli in the Johannesburg Test befit batsmen who have had much longer stints in Test cricket

20-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

Smith runs out of options and ideas

With Morne Morkel out of action and Imran Tahir misfiring, South Africa's captain endured a difficult juggle with limited resources

20-Dec-2013•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Zaheer makes the hard climb back to the top

Zaheer Khan has shown over the past year that he cherishes his India Test spot enough to make any sacrifice to regain it, and the work he did in that period - on his fitness and his bowling - has paid rich dividends for him and his team in Johannesburg

20-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

Hurting Philander eases South Africa's pain

Vernon Philander was suffering from a toothache last night but he was incisive with the ball, before shoring up a South Africa collapse with a defiant innings

19-Dec-2013•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

Tenacious India seamers rewrite script

The team has slipped from promising positions in overseas Tests in the past, but the Zaheer Khan-led bowling attack helped India maintain a firm grip on the second day

19-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

Can Kallis make a U-turn?

He may have hit one of the roughest patches in his career, but Jacques Kallis, in the past, has shown he can recover spectacularly

19-Dec-2013•Firdose Moonda

Kohli makes a Tendulkar-like ton

In difficult conditions against one of the world's best attacks, Virat Kohli remained unfazed, played his own game, and showed India could compete

18-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga in Johannesburg

South African quicks aim to refocus radar

Just as they did at The Oval last July, South Africa's quicks bowled too wide on the first day. Allan Donald hopes they can stage an Oval-style turnaround

18-Dec-2013•Firdose Moonda

Kohli's best and a rare first-innings ton

Stats highlights of the first day's play between South Africa and India at the Wanderers

18-Dec-2013•Shiva Jayaraman

Rain, marimbas and memorials

When great men die, it pours. And South Africans break into song and dance

18-Dec-2013•Sidharth Monga

An insight into South Africa's sanctum

South Africa's dressing-room environment is said to be at all time high and the current crop of players credit a team culture based on respect, friendship and family-values for much of their recent success

17-Dec-2013•Firdose Moonda in Johannesburg

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