Match Analysis

The epic twists of an epic Test

The Bengaluru Test was such that you never knew what could happen, and even when you did, everything changed the very next moment

07-Mar-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Bengaluru

Did India's pace unit outperform Australia's?

While India's spinners took a six-for each, the stats suggest it was their fast bowlers who made the difference on a jigsaw-puzzle pitch in Bengaluru

07-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

Mendis glut revives Bangladeshi nightmares

Kumar Sangakkara could not have done a much better job of putting Bangladesh under the cosh - but the visitors only had themselves to blame

07-Mar-2017•Mohammad Isam in Galle

Use your feet and play with a straight bat

Aakash Chopra looks at the technical changes the batsmen needed to make to score runs to tackle the variables of the Bengaluru pitch on the third day

06-Mar-2017•Aakash Chopra

Australia's endless fight ends abruptly

Having bowled and batted with tremendous skill over the first two days in Bengaluru, Australia's discipline began to unravel on the third

06-Mar-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Bengaluru

Pujara profits from self-enforced limitations

At the venue of his memorable debut where he guided a tricky chase, Pujara applied the hard grind to expertly steer India out of choppy waters against the same opposition

06-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

India's problems amplified by match situation

India's decision to go with four bowlers meant each of them had to step up - a job they did and would have felt happier about had the match situation been different

05-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

Blood, sweat and insults - the battle of day two

The series was on the line - or at least that's how it felt - and after 90 overs of the best Test cricket in a long time both Australia and India are still in with a shout

05-Mar-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Bengaluru

Where is India's intent?

While Australia have come for the series well prepared, India seem to have gone in with the belief that winning the series would only require their players to repeat the same processes that have won them so much in the recent past

04-Mar-2017•Karthik Krishnaswamy in Bengaluru

Bounce was Lyon's key weapon to attack

Aakash Chopra analyses how Nathan Lyon used accuracy, bounce, revolutions and much more to end with as many as eight wickets on the first day in Bengaluru

04-Mar-2017•Aakash Chopra

Seeing is believing the renaissance of Kamran Akmal

All the runs scored away from cameras in domestic cricket in the last two years could easily be written off by cynics, but Kamran Akmal's chart-topping exploits in the PSL are much harder to ignore

04-Mar-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Dubai

Disjointed Karachi Kings doing the job

They might not look like a well-oiled unit. They might not even be playing good cricket. Yet, importantly, Karachi are winning just when they need to

02-Mar-2017•Osman Samiuddin in Sharjah

The rabble that won

It was 4502 days since Australia won a Test in India. Few gave them a chance to do it this time. They responded in style

25-Feb-2017•Melinda Farrell in Pune

A mixed-up tale of two captains

Steven Smith's Australia were supposed to be left distraught by a nightmarish Pune pitch. Virat Kohli's India were supposed to continue on their merry way. That's not what happened

25-Feb-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Pune

A Steven Smith lesson on playing spin

The second-innings century, which steadily shut India out of the Pune Test, underlined the clarity and flexibility of Steven Smith's plans and his assessment of the conditions and the opposition

25-Feb-2017•Sidharth Monga in Pune

Starc showed why he is the best fast bowler

Aakash Chopra analyses Mitchell Starc's short and devastating spells on the second day

24-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

Possible difference between India, Australia: one metre

On a pitch that demanded a change of length instead of line, India's spinners seemed to have missed a trick by not bowling a fuller length

24-Feb-2017•Sidharth Monga in Pune

O'Keefe chooses the big stage to defy beliefs

In the past, Steve O'Keefe has dismissed Kevin Pietersen, Virat Kohli, and many more in first-class cricket. Yet Australia have consistently found reasons not to pick him

24-Feb-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Pune

Renshaw shows maturity, trust in his game

Aakash Chopra dissects Matt Renshaw's well-crafted half-century on the opening day of the Pune Test

23-Feb-2017•Aakash Chopra

Australia trapped by their fear and loathing

Australia knew that the pitch for the first Test would spin, and it spun. Instead of bracing for the challenge, however, they ended up losing most of their wickets in a manner that had little to do with the track

23-Feb-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Pune

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