Batsmen News

Cheteshwar Pujara's 123 in the first innings and 71 in the second constituted 35% of the team's total score in the match

In the past 5 Test series in Australia, India have lost four. The lone draw came in 2003-04

Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid delivered runs and longevity. But for context and consistency, the dour and doughty Allan Border stands out

Historically, batsmen whose game is built around a defence-first approach have done better in England. None more so than 'The Wall' Rahul Dravid

Lack of preparation, and a horror show by batsmen, cost India the South Africa seriesthat's what the team should learn from

Virat Kohli questions his team's commitment after the series loss to South Africa, saying that the repeated fielding mistakes and soft dismissals by the batsmen were simply unacceptable

Cheteshwar Pujara has returned to number-two ranking after scoring 143 in his side's huge victory by an innings and 239 runs against Sri Lanka in Nagpur in second Test match

Going by batting average, Rohit Sharma adds significantly more value than Ajinkya Rahane to India's batting line-up but the latter is far more consistent when median score per innings is taken into account

India will fancy its chances against West Indies, a team that is only a pale shadow of its glorious past

Individual batting performances appear to matter more for India than Australia