India Likely to Make a Push to Catch Fleet-footed Fugitives Mallya, Nirav

Foreign secretaries expected to talk about Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla will be in London on Friday and Saturday this week for talks with his opposite number on bilateral relations. Afghanistan is certain to be on the agenda given the developments there. But a more immediate issue is certain to be the extradition of Vijay Mallya and now Nirav Modi, in the face of developments suggesting that their return is not quite turning out to be as India has expected.

Indian bowlers fail to impress: With a century by Rahul and two fifties from Jadeja, the signs from the three-day match against the County Select team are not bad for the batting. It’s the Indian bowling that inspires a lot less confidence. It was given a quick crack after the declaration but failed to impress. The three-day game was a last-minute test for the Test series coming up. If this is anything to go by, it looks like Advantage England ahead.