Meanwhile Ravichandran Ashwin's fine all-round performance made sure that he moves to number three in bowler's rankings. He went onto take nine wickets in the second Test match in Chepauk and also scored a hundred.
Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao has urged BCCI to host some IPL games in Hyderabad, citing the low number of Covid-19 cases in the city.
Steyn wrote that the commentators should focus on talking about the game and should not use the airtime to make a remark about someone's ethnicity, weight and sexual choice.
The second Test match in Motera was anything but batsman's paradise. The pitch kept turning from ball one and as a result the game ended in just two days. So what the batsmen could have done differently? A former India captain has an interesting take on it.
Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon said that people never seem to have an issue with wickets that assist seam bowling yet criticise pitches that offer turn.
England opener Rory Burns has been given a talking to by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over engaging in an online spat with England women's cricketer Alex Hartley.
Mayank Agarwal, who is yet to play a match in the series, took to Instagram to share a photo showing fans who Team India's "Mafia Gang" are.