Sir Alastair Cook: ‘England have turned the tables with first Test masterclass – how will India react?’

Playing Test cricket on the subcontinent is notoriously hard, one of the most difficult assignments in all of sport. Every element of the game is stacked against you, from the spinning pitches and stifling hot air to the intense, unrelenting atmosphere inside the ground, full of fans who like to let you know they want you to fail.

Few know how to overcome it like Sir Alastair Cook. He hit seven Test centuries in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and India, including a majestic 190 in Kolkata in 2012, an innings at the heart of England’s last Test series win in India, and India’s last Test series defeat on home soil against anyone. So when he describes as one of the best