In the first half of this episode, Varun joins DJ to discuss the first test match between India and England at the Chepauk stadium in Chennai. We talk through all the big performances and name Root our first CEAT player of the week and Ashwin our first CEAT reliable performer of the week.

The second half of the show is where Ashwin joins Varun and DJ as we talk Indian comeback stories, pitches, Kohli’s captaincy, why teams are winning more abroad and we look ahead to the second test at Chepauk. We also discuss what India need to do to make it to the final of the World Test Championship at Lords in June 2021.

Enter the #BatWithCEAT giveaway for February 2021 by answering the followed question we ask on the show- "Before the first test against England that India has just lost, when was the last time India lost a test at Chennai?" Name the opposition and give us the year. Winner must have an Indian delivery address.

Jarrod Kimber article on Kohli’s control percentage https://wickets.substack.com/p/virat-kohli-was-flawless?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=cta

Abhinav Mukund tweet on pitches Abhinav mukund on Twitter

Criticism of SG ball https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-eng-1st-test-chennai-virat-kohli-and-r-ashwin-criticism-brings-sg-ball-back-in-focus-1250862

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