India-South Africa series takeaways: Rohit, Rahane, Jadeja, Shami come to the fore

While India were expected to dominate the opposition on home ground, few were expecting it to be this comprehensive.

Ashish Magotra

· Yesterday · 01:10 pm

Ranchi Test: Imminent defeat against Virat Kohli and Co shows South Africa is a team in big trouble

This is not just a transition problem. This is something much deeper and it should worry Cricket South Africa.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 21, 2019 · 07:52 pm

India vs South Africa: In Tests, just as in ODIs, Rohit Sharma reaping rewards for his temperament

Sharma is using the lessons he has learned in ODIs to the fullest in Test cricket too.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 20, 2019 · 06:08 pm

Ranchi Test: Rohit-Rahane counterattack helps India avoid potential banana skin in style

South Africa hand India in trouble in the first session but the hosts responded in the manner champion sides do.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 19, 2019 · 06:24 pm

The Daily Fix: Ganguly has taken charge of the BCCI but don’t expect real change in Indian cricket

The power brokers remain the same and the politics remain the same.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 16, 2019 · 03:14 pm

The Daily Fix: Ganguly has taken charge of the BCCI but don’t expect real change in Indian cricket

The power brokers remain the same and the politics remain the same.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 16, 2019 · 09:30 am

A question of attitude: Mohammad Shami’s success exposed South Africa’s flaw in the first Test

SA chose to use their pacemen in the holding role while Kohli empowered them to go for wickets.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 07, 2019 · 09:30 am

The quest for the Sehwag replacement: Rohit Sharma puts his hand up and how

The manner in which Sharma moved the game forward on Day 4 suggested that he had the potential to do for Kohli’s India what Sehwag did for Ganguly and others.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 06, 2019 · 08:21 am

First Test: How Dean Elgar, Quinton de Kock inspired South Africa to produce an unexpected fight

South Africa’s fight has ensured that the first Test will have an interesting end, and that is more than what many would have hoped for.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 04, 2019 · 07:30 pm

Triumph after toil: Mayank Agarwal graduates from the school of hard knocks

Since Agarwal made his Test debut, no Indian batsman has scored more runs than his 490 in 8 innings but it has not been an easy journey.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 03, 2019 · 06:08 pm

India vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma’s first job was to deliver on Day 1 and he did that with aplomb

For now, he has realised his initial goal. He has got to a hundred and looked very good while doing it. But now he needs to go big. Really big.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 02, 2019 · 04:22 pm

India vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma, the Test opener, needs to bat like Rohit Sharma, the ODI opener

The right-hander could make the mistake of wanting to do too much in his first stint as Test opener and that could prove to be his undoing.

Ashish Magotra

· Oct 01, 2019 · 11:01 am