Chepauk

India vs England: Chepauk, Motera two of 'the hardest pitches I've kept on,' says visitors' Ben Foakes

India have put England on the mat with a couple of tracks which aided the home spinners as Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel ran riot, giving India a 2-1 lead in the four-match series.

India vs England: James Anderson 'pretty sure' grass on Motera pitch will be cut on match day

Anderson doesn't expect the pitch to behave much differently from the second Test track at the Chepauk which India won by 317 runs.

India vs England: Rohit Sharma defends Chepauk pitch, says every team has right to extract home advantage

Rohit, who hit a dazzling 161 in the second Test in Chennai, said he hardly bothers about type of pitches while batting.

India vs England: Cheteshwar Pujara says it is difficult to predict how SG pink ball will behave under lights

India do not have a lot of experience with the pink-ball, having played just two games.

India vs England: Inconsistency in spin department biggest issue for visitors, says Nasser Hussain

Hussain also said England batsmen will have to find a way to score and not just defend though the pitch looked extremely difficult.

India vs England: R Ashwin — the master craftsman and his relentless pursuit of excellence

Ashwin prides himself on being a master craftsman, but hates being unidimensional. Perhaps in some ways, his restlessness acted against his best interest for a brief while, but since when has trying to be better become a crime?

India vs England: Joe Root refuses to blame rotation policy, team selection after defeat in second Test

England's rotations policy, which saw them rest influential players such as James Anderson and Jos Buttler, has been slammed by many former stars of the game.

India vs England: Visitors outswept, outspun and outdone by hosts' clinic at Chepauk

When your skills are found wanting as much as England’s were, or as superior as India’s were, there’s only so much blame you can rest on the playing conditions.

India vs England: Hosts jump to second spot in WTC rankings after big win in Chennai

After the series-levelling win at Chepuak, India have 69.7 percentage of points (PCT) and 460 aggregate points, behind New Zealand who have already qualified for the WTC final to be held at the Lord's June.

India vs England: Axar Patel takes five-for on debut as hosts roar back to level series 1-1

Debutant Patel made full use of favourable conditions to bag 5 for 60 in 21 overs while Ashwin finished with a match-haul of eight wickets, not to forget his classy hundred with the bat, demolishing England for a paltry 164 on the fourth day in pursuit of an impossible 482-run target.