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Test Cricket: India decimate lacklustre England

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07 March 2021, 05:06 IST

Test Cricket: India decimate lacklustre England

Test Cricket: India decimate lacklustre England

Test Cricket: India decimate lacklustre England

07 March 2021, 05:06 IST

Blooming Pant serves a warning

Just as Rishabh Pant was beginning to look at home abroad, he issued a warning to those arriving on Indian shores with a century so mature, we were left to wonder why we ever doubted him.

05 March 2021, 13:08 IST

Blooming Pant serves a warning

Blooming Pant serves a warning

Blooming Pant serves a warning

05 March 2021, 13:08 IST

A tale of two Motera surfaces

“The pitch I prepared in 1983 wasn’t good because I didn’t have time to prepare it, but this pitch was really bad,” Dhiraj Parsana tells DH when asked about the quality of the surface prepared for the day/night Test between India and England at the Narendra Modi stadium in Motera.

03 March 2021, 04:10 IST

A tale of two Motera surfaces

A tale of two Motera surfaces

A tale of two Motera surfaces

03 March 2021, 04:10 IST

Forgotten art of playing spin

Everyone is an expert on pitches these days. Besides a capricious diagnosis of the surface from the colour of the soil alone, they know what the curator has done wrong because they are working on the assumption that they know what a fair contest is - philosophically at least.

27 February 2021, 01:51 IST

Forgotten art of playing spin

Forgotten art of playing spin

Forgotten art of playing spin

27 February 2021, 01:51 IST

Anderson still swinging it like a Sultan

In the iconic Dire Straits song Sultans of Swing, there’s this verse towards the fag end.

09 February 2021, 14:00 IST

Anderson still swinging it like a Sultan

Anderson still swinging it like a Sultan

Anderson still swinging it like a Sultan

09 February 2021, 14:00 IST

India get reality check

England gave the finishing touches to a game they bossed from the very start in splendid fashion, bringing to ground a high-flying India as the tourists soared in searing Chennai on Tuesday.

09 February 2021, 13:58 IST

India get reality check

India get reality check

India get reality check

09 February 2021, 13:58 IST

India in a fight for survival

Most Test matches in the sub-continent, especially when the pitches are good, start of as slow burners before exploding on the final two days. The opening Test between India and England, after an attritional opening two days and an exciting ‘moving day’, has sprang to life with the hosts now locked in a desperate battle of survival.

08 February 2021, 16:28 IST

India in a fight for survival

India in a fight for survival

India in a fight for survival

08 February 2021, 16:28 IST

Ishant, ageing like fine wine

On another day dominated by England, Ishant Sharma passed a special milestone. The gangly Delhiite became just the third Indian speedster and fifth overall from the country to bag 300 Test wickets, the veteran continuing to push the boundaries as the competition for the pacers’ slots keeps rising.

08 February 2021, 15:28 IST

Ishant, ageing like fine wine

Ishant, ageing like fine wine

Ishant, ageing like fine wine

08 February 2021, 15:28 IST

India wilt as Bess 'Dom'inates

England extended the discipline, determination and patience they exhibited with the bat to ball as they continued to mount enormous pressure on India, who are now in a battle of survival in the opening Test on Sunday.

07 February 2021, 14:45 IST

India wilt as Bess 'Dom'inates

India wilt as Bess 'Dom'inates

India wilt as Bess 'Dom'inates

07 February 2021, 14:45 IST

England build on solid Root

Joe Root continued to weave his magic in his milestone game as England built solidly on his robust foundation to put themselves in a position of great strength in the opening Test against India on Saturday.

06 February 2021, 14:53 IST

England build on solid Root

England build on solid Root

England build on solid Root

06 February 2021, 14:53 IST