Umesh savoured a six-wicket match-haul in India’s big win in the second Test but he knows that it’s not a great position to be the fourth choice pacer in the side when Jasprit Bumrah is available. read more

In the two Tests against South Africa, he has been at his sharpest behind the stumps, providing the perfect back-up to his bowlers as the hosts have wrapped up both the games with ease. read more

“No one is going to relax at any stage, we are going to go for a result in the third Test and hopefully make it 3-0, that’s a guarantee,” Virat Kohli said after India’s innings and 137-run win at Pune. read more

Speaking after the match, the Bengal cricketer credited Indian seamers for helping him practice with the moving ball. read more

Wriddhiman Saha flew towards his left to hold on to a brilliant one-handed catch that sent back Theunis de Bruyn off Umesh Yadav’s bowling on Day 4 of the 2nd Test match against South Africa in Pune. read more

On Sunday, as India enforced follow-on with the Proteas trailing by 326 runs, Saha took another screamer behind the stumps to get rid of the same batsman in the 2nd innings. read more

IND vs SA: For South Africa, the fight came from an unlikely source—the ninth-wicket pair of Keshav Maharaj and Vernon Philander. The two bettered South Africa’s ninth wicket partnership against India with an effort of 109 runs in 43.1 overs. read more

India vs South Africa: Virat Kohli and Wriddhiman Saha took brilliant catches on Day 3 of the second Test match against South Africa at Pune. read more

Ind vs SA: Minor tweaking can be done in the middle-order and bowling department to ease burden on pacers. read more

As far as the stats go, he is the first Indian opener since Sunil Gavaskar in 41 years to have scored two tons in a Test match. He is also now the holder of most sixes in a Test match (13). read more

Ind vs SA: Shami finished things off as he bowled a length ball on off stump and got it to tail away just a touch as Rabada looked to drive it on the up and nicked it behind to Wriddhiman Saha. read more

Ind vs Sa: Pant, who turned 22 on Friday, wasn’t included in the playing XI for the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam as Wriddhiman Saha got the nod ahead of him. read more

India vs South Africa, as it happened, 1st Test, Day 1: Follow live updates of India vs South Africa 1st Test Day 1 at Visakhapatnam read more

Rishabh Pant has been swapped with Wriddhiman Saha as the wicket-keeper for the first Test against South Africa starting on Wednesday at Visakhapatnam. read more

IND vs SA 1st Test Preview: After criticising his erratic batting, India drop young stumper Pant and recall Saha, with Ashwin and Rohit Sharma also back for the first Test against South Africa. read more