Following a massive defeat in Visakhapatnam, England will have to win the series the hard way. There are few tougher assignments in cricket than winning from behind here, a feat that only two touring sides in history - England in 1984-85 under David Gower and in 2012 under Alastair Cook - have managed. It will take a monumental effort against a team that has its sights set on revenge after a humbling in England two years ago, and a captain keen to make amends for the one black mark against his record. Having batted his team to safety in Rajkot, Virat Kohli accepted the man of the match award for a batting performance that was touched with genius. He doesn’t look the type to rest…

Source: The Times November 21, 2016 12:02 UTC