Turning tracks have been the running theme of England’s tour of India thus far. And by the looks of it, most of their batsmen don’t just have technical problems facing up to India’s spinners on slow pitches, they have so far struggled to mentally tune themselves to stay patient. Read more
For the next one month, spin will be the most used and debated term as India look to tame England in a four-Test series at home. Since skipper MS Dhoni gave a call for preparing turning tracks at home, there seems to be an anxiety to hit the visiting batsmen on dry surfaces that crack and throw up puffs of dust at least in the first half of the five-day encounter, if not on the opening day itself. Read more
In 2011 the Buddh International Circuit may have looked like a work in progress with little for spectators to do at the venue besides watch the racing and put up with horrific traffic snarls to and from the venue; but it didn’t seem to matter. Read more
Hindustan Times



