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Steyn doubtful for Bangalore Test

Steyn doubtful for Bangalore Test

Dale Steyn is doubtful for the second Test against India in Bangalore after sustaining a groin strain which kept him out of action on day two in Mohali

07-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Mohali

'We have played spin relatively badly' - Kohli

'We have played spin relatively badly' - Kohli

India have won the first Test emphatically, but Virat Kohli, their captain, conceded that India's batsmen had been playing "relatively badly" recently

07-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Wrong decisions from batsmen cost South Africa - Amla

Wrong decisions from batsmen cost South Africa - Amla

It was not the surface or the spin but errors in decision-making and incorrect execution which, Hashim Amla explained, caused his first defeat as Test captain

07-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Mohali

Spinners win India another three-day home Test

Spinners win India another three-day home Test

It was like Test cricket had gone asleep for one hour on the third morning before India lost eight wickets for 39 runs, and yet spun South Africa out to take a 1-0 lead

07-Nov-2015•The Report by Sidharth Monga

Blame the batting, not pitch, says Ashwin

Blame the batting, not pitch, says Ashwin

R Ashwin has hit back at the criticism of the pitch in Mohali, which South Africa batsman Dean Elgar had described as "not a very good cricket wicket" after 12 wickets had fallen on the first day

06-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Groin strain puts Steyn's Test under cloud

Groin strain puts Steyn's Test under cloud

Dale Steyn could spend the rest of the Mohali Test as a spectator after picking up a groin strain in the field on the second day

06-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Mohali

India lead by 142 after Ashwin's five-for

India lead by 142 after Ashwin's five-for

R Ashwin took his 13th five-wicket haul, and his 150th Test wicket as well, as South Africa were bowled out for 184 and India built their lead to 142 by the end of the day with Cheteshwar Pujara's half-century

06-Nov-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Not a good cricket wicket - Elgar

Not a good cricket wicket - Elgar

South Africa's Dean Elgar has voiced his displeasure with what he believed was a "result wicket" in Mohali

05-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

India's reserve players released to play in Ranji Trophy

India's reserve players released to play in Ranji Trophy

Rohit Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Stuart Binny have been released by the Indian team management, and will turn up for their respective Ranji Trophy sides in the round starting on November 7

05-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga

SA under pressure by spin after India 201

SA under pressure by spin after India 201

On a pitch that looked more like it was four days old, India crumbled to 201 all out thanks to Dean Elgar's part-time spin. But the hosts' own spinners had a strong say in the final moments of the day to keep the Mohali Test even

05-Nov-2015•The Report by Alagappan Muthu

Four-bowler strategy 'highly unlikely' - Kohli

Four-bowler strategy 'highly unlikely' - Kohli

A day after Ravi Shastri said that, given the conditions, India may not be averse to a six-batsman line-up, Test captain Virat Kohli has said that playing fewer than five bowlers is highly unlikely.

04-Nov-2015•Sidharth Monga in Mohali

Duminy's unavailability changes team dynamics - Amla

Duminy's unavailability changes team dynamics - Amla

The rumours of raging turners in the Tests against India have not got South Africa in a strategic spin just yet, as they plan to start things off by sticking to their traditional strengths.

04-Nov-2015•Firdose Moonda in Mohali

Unbeaten visitors look to spoil India's homecoming

Unbeaten visitors look to spoil India's homecoming

India have been without a home Test for two years, and their first opponent on their homecoming is a South Africa side that has not lost a series on the road in nine years

04-Nov-2015•The Preview by Firdose Moonda in Mohali

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