 India vs England 1st Test, Day 2: Pujara, spinners help India tighten grip
Cheteshwar Pujara showed immense concentration and skill to notch up his maiden Test double century as India put themselves in the driver`s seat in the first Test by posting a mammoth first innings total and then compounded England`s misery with three early jolts on Friday.
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 Pujara becomes 19th Indian to hit double century in Tests
Cheteshwar Pujara on Friday joined a select band of 18 other countrymen to score a double century in Test cricket.
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 India vs England, 1st Test, Day 2: As it happened...
India finished Day 1 at 323 for the loss of 4 wickets. They would be satisfied with the overall performance.
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 World press supports News Agencies in dispute with BCCI
The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and the World Editors Forum have joined the protest against Indian cricket authorities, who have locked out reputable photographic news agencies from the high-profile India-England cricket series that began today.
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 Hope people stop criticising Viru after this knock: Coach
Irrespective of success or failures, the tough grind of international cricket had helped Virender Sehwag to remain nonchalant over the years, but his childhood coach A N Sharma admitted that he used to get "hurt" by the critical remarks about his favourite student.
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 Pity that Sehwag was not able to make double ton: Gavaskar
Former captain Sunil Gavaskar feels opener Virender Sehwag`s decision to make a departure from his `see the ball, hit the ball` approach went a long way in helping him score his first Test century in two years Thursday.
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 India vs England 1st Test, Day 1: Statistical highlights
Statistical highlights on the opening day of the first Test between India and England on Thursday.
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 We would have been happier with 5-6 wickets: Swann
England would have been happier with five or six wickets by stumps on the opening day of the first cricket Test, according to off-spinner Graeme Swann, who said destructive opener Virender Sehwag took the game away with his blistering run-a-ball 117 on Thursday.
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