Features

Is it time for Duminy to shed bowling duties?

To make the most out of his abilities in Tests, South Africa need to use him higher up the order so that he can bat for longer periods of time, even if it results in him fading as an allrounder

02-Dec-2015•Firdose Moonda in Delhi

'What's the problem with spin and bounce?'

A collection of comments made by the Indian and South African camps and former players on the pitch in Nagpur, which had variable turn, pace and bounce, resulting in a top score of 40 over four innings in the Test

01-Dec-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Mishra pleased with quality over quantity

R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have taken the bulk of India's wickets against South Africa, but Amit Mishra has played an important role too, chipping in with key strikes at important junctures

01-Dec-2015•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

Saha grows out of uncertain phase

Wriddhiman Saha has slowly started settling into the India Test line-up, showing fight with the bat and sharp keeping skills

30-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga in Delhi

South Africa ponder Steyn fitness for Delhi

The series against India has gone and there are some interesting scenarios for South Africa as to how they use the final match in Delhi ahead of their home season

30-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda

Start young to adapt to overseas conditions

Rather than moaning about home advantage, it could be a simple yet efficient solution for learning to tackle hostile and alien pitches at the highest level

29-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda

SA look for new fairytale as dream run ends

South Africa's unbeaten run on the road may be over, but rather than mull over their loss, the team must draw heart from their past battles and start afresh to script another era of domination

27-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Nagpur

Kohli's maturity, Ashwin's guile, AB's wrong instinct

Sanjay Manjrekar has his say on day three of the Nagpur Test, where South Africa's nine-year unbeaten run in away series finally came to an end

27-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

World-class Ashwin overcomes South Africa's grit

India faced strong resistance from Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis on the third day, but R Ashwin, aided by a treacherous pitch, proved too relentless for them

27-Nov-2015•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Nagpur

Ashwin's records and lowest top scores

Stats highlights from the Nagpur Test where India handed South Africa their first away-series defeat in nine years

27-Nov-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Unbeaten on the road - Which was South Africa's finest?

The Nagpur Test ended South Africa's unbeaten nine-year run in away Test series, a stretch during which the team pulled off stellar performances. Which is your favourite?

27-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ashwin's 12 hands India series

27-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Under-prepared, unsure SA feel the heat

The team is currently paying the price for basing their selections on a tour of Bangladesh which was heavily disrupted by rain, and left them with more questions than answers

26-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Nagpur

South Africa on a downward spin spiral

Sanjay Manjrekar's take on all the action from day two of the third India v South Africa Test, in Nagpur

26-Nov-2015

The difference between Nagpur and Nottingham

One home advantage is not better or worse than the other, but this pitch had variable turn, bounce and pace to go with the fact that pitches that turn from ball one get worse with time

26-Nov-2015•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Nagpur

Spinners bowl out South Africa for 79

26-Nov-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

South Africa fall to record lows

Stats highlights from the second day's play in Nagpur, where South Africa collapsed to their lowest total since their return to Test cricket

26-Nov-2015•Shiva Jayaraman

Revamped SA attack holds own on Nagpur turner

Despite the absence of Dale Steyn, the shift to an entirely different bowling combination - two pacers and two frontline spinners - and the unfamiliar conditions, the visiting attack delivered

25-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Nagpur

Familiar faults expose India in the middle

India took control in Nagpur but, on another day, the dismissals of Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli could have more damaging consquences

25-Nov-2015•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Nagpur

India spinners strike back after batsmen falter

Sanjay Manjrekar's take on all the action from day one of the third India v South Africa Test, in Nagpur

25-Nov-2015

1 2 3 4 5

Showing 41 - 60 of 162

Features

Shashank Kishore

Matt Roller

Alagappan Muthu

Alan Gardner

Firdose Moonda