My India Tour
Players from New Zealand look back on their tours to India
Wisden Cricinfo staff
23-Jun-2005
Touring India, assuredly, is much more than Phil Tufnell's poverty and elephants. Newcomers must adjust not only to a country of vast contrasts and stunning diversity but also to pitches and match atmospheres unlike any other in the world. In a new series on Wisden Cricinfo titled My India Tour, players from New Zealand speak about their time in India.
'The dinner service was all gold'
John Reid on the 1955-56 tour of India, where he had dinner in gold dishes by the side of the Ganges, and where the umpiring was awful. More
John Reid on the 1955-56 tour of India, where he had dinner in gold dishes by the side of the Ganges, and where the umpiring was awful. More
'You could score a hundred if you keep your head down'
Bruce Taylor on the 1964-65 tour, where he kept his head down, made a hundred and collided with his wicketkeeper. More
Bruce Taylor on the 1964-65 tour, where he kept his head down, made a hundred and collided with his wicketkeeper. More
Much more than cricket
Glenn Turner on the 1969-70 tour, where he met the woman he would later marry. More
Glenn Turner on the 1969-70 tour, where he met the woman he would later marry. More
'It was like a sauna'
Richard Hadlee on the 1976-77 tour, where, despite conditions being much more extreme than he expected, he came of age. More
Richard Hadlee on the 1976-77 tour, where, despite conditions being much more extreme than he expected, he came of age. More
'Everyone wanted a part of me'
John Bracewell on the 1988-89 tour, when the passion and enthusiasm for the sport among spectators made him forget all the aches and pains of a gruelling day's cricket. More
John Bracewell on the 1988-89 tour, when the passion and enthusiasm for the sport among spectators made him forget all the aches and pains of a gruelling day's cricket. More